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Eileen’s family emigrated from China to North America to create a new life for their children. The Chinese family culture and dynamics were important in the household. Eileen found it difficult to fit in with her peers and she was heavily relied upon at home for chores. She was also pushed hard to excel at school and placed in a school for advanced education. Unfortunately at a young age, she was sexually molested and kept it a deep dark secret....
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Eleanor had a hard time fitting in. She was severely bullied through elementary school. High school wasn’t any different but this time it got a lot worse as she became very depressed and developed paralyzing anxiety to the point where she couldn’t breathe. It was physical pain for her. She wouldn’t be able to enter a room full of people nor could she be touched. Life was unbearable. It took time, support and focus but with therapy and medication,...
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My So-Called High School Rank chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in today’s fierce college admissions process. In an uncanny case of art anticipating real life, Granite Bay’s musical “Ranked” was in the works weeks before Rick Singer and the “Varsity Blues”...
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Lydia’s life as a child was filled with family dysfunction, drugs, abuse and the death of her mother. She ended up in the foster care system before the age of 10 and would endure moving between 36 different foster homes. Lydia was left with a lack of identity, belonging, and self-worth. The longing of her family and her loneliness created a cycle of destruction or “acting out”. Nothing or no one could fill the void she felt. Somehow, she found...
5) Pressure
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Pressure is a short fiction film that addresses over scheduling, pressure, mental health, sports, competition, peer pressure, and bullying. The film was made collaboratively with students, inspired by their own experiences. This story is about a boy who is over scheduled, feeling pressure from both peers and parents to excel in basketball and school. As he tries to fit in time to practice for sports and study for math and a host of other activities,...
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As far back as David could remember, he did not identify with being a little girl. He wished he were a boy. Depression and anxiety set in and it just got worse until puberty hit and he could no longer deal with it. He told his parents that he identifies with being a boy and he couldn’t go on any longer. The moment he changed his name to David and decided that he is male, life started making sense. Happiness set in like he had never experienced and...
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Humans, like many animals, possess a fine-tuned sense of danger. In truly hazardous situations, our awareness of threats is highly beneficial - but in 21st-century society it can become a constant state of mind, severely limiting a person's ability to function. This program takes a comprehensive look at anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety, panic attacks, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorders, and phobias....
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Stress is body tension that everyone encounters at some point in life. There are many factors that contribute to stress. Too much stress can cause ongoing physical side effects, such as migraines or ulcers, with potentially devastating results - and if not treated, it can jeopardize relationships with family members, friends, and coworkers. Yet stress can be managed simply by recognizing the situation and choosing to relax. There are several techniques...
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This program explains why people have phobias and how they can usually be overcome. It focuses on fear of flying, explaining how to understand what is happening on the plane and within oneself and thereby become more comfortable with flying. The only phobia more common than fear of flying is fear of public speaking; the program visits a speech class to explain the dynamics of this phobia and provide specific suggestions on overcoming the fears involved....
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Stress isn't always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you're playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it's continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes. [Directed by Andrew Zimbelman, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Josh Smoak]....
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Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn't all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body. Sharon Horesh Bergquist gives us a look at what goes on inside our body when we are chronically stressed. [Directed by Adriatic Animation, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jure Buljevic].
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This program is designed to help people deal with traumatic stress and explore the best ways of managing it. Topics in this useful video include recognizing signs of day-to-day stress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and secondary symptoms. The video focuses on the various steps of managing traumatic stress, including understanding signs and symptoms, uncovering unhelpful coping mechanisms, going out of your way to avoid trigger situations,...
14) Teens and Trauma
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This video addresses the spectrum of traumatic events teens may experience, discusses healthy and unhealthy reactions to such stress, and explains the importance of dealing with life's challenges without resorting to self-destructive behaviors such as drinking or drugging.
15) Blast Trauma
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Virtual reality treatment has achieved a remarkable 85% success rate for soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder. In this video segment, see how it may also help with more mild brain injury, the signature injury of the Iraq War. Combat soldiers suffering from PTSD experience a variety of symptoms including high anxiety, depression, memory loss, and heightened aggression. Unable to resume normal life after their return from war, many of them cannot...
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A personal and deeply moving investigation into the causes and impact of PTSD.A lifetime of being surrounded by conflict and brutality has left war reporter Fergal Keane suffering from extreme fear and anxiety – typical symptoms of PTSD. In this emotional film, Fergal seeks to understand his condition and how it affects others. Survivors share their personal stories. Therapists and scientists reveal how PTSD manifests, and how it can be managed....
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When is war justified? What is worth dying for? Does protesting work? Is world peace possible? In this politically balanced program, children and teens express themselves with passion, intelligence, and insight as they grapple with these questions. "I made this documentary to give children a voice as well as encourage adults to reflect on what we are teaching tomorrow's citizens," says director/producer Jennifer Glos. An excellent tool for exploring...
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Resilience is an important psychological concept and a way of coping with stress and catastrophe that we all need. People who lack resilience, who become overwhelmed and distraught with situations that occur in everyday life, often find themselves in a persistent negative mood and may even show signs of mental illness. Focusing on building resilience and adaptive coping skills, this program profiles two young adults as they learn strategies for overcoming...
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Stress has been called the most prevalent disease of modern society: an epidemic brought about by the pace of modern life and the pressure to succeed in a climate of increasing job insecurity. But what exactly is stress? How do medical and psychological approaches to stress management differ? And what psychological strategies-behavioral, cognitive, and organizational-are available to combat stress? This three-section program concentrates on the field...