Being a teenager is an incredibly challenging time of life. Teens have increasing responsibilities such as harder courses and jobs along with demands from home, friends, and relationships. Stress is a daily fact of life for today’s teenagers.

Trying to balance the feeling of belonging with the need for achievement and the additional stressors of being a teen makes things especially challenging. Explain the role of each concept in increasing or decreasing stress.

• Life stability
• Ostracism
• Stress appraisal
• Social media and social networking
• Vulnerability to disease
• Pessimism and optimism