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- Climate Change and Youth Mental Health
- Climate Change and Youth Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Textboxes
- Contributors
- Preface and Introduction
- Considerations
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Conceptual Foundations of Climate Distress in Young People
- Chapter 1 Climate Distress among Young People
- Chapter 2 Definitions and Conceptualizations of Climate Distress
- Chapter 3 Psychiatric Perspectives on Youth Climate Distress
- Chapter 4 Developmental Perspectives on Understanding and Responding to Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change on Young People
- Chapter 5 Neuropsychiatric Perspectives on the Biology of Anxiety and Youth Climate Distress
- Chapter 6 Psychoanalytic and Relational Perspectives on Youth Climate Distress
- Chapter 7 Understanding the Role of Trauma and Dissociation in Youth Responses to Climate Crises
- Chapter 8 Cognitive Behavioral Principles for Conceptualizing Young People’s Eco-Emotions and Eco-Distress
- Chapter 9 A Research Agenda for Young People’s Psychological Response to Climate Change
- Part II Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Youth Climate Distress
- Appendix A Resource List for Educators
- Appendix B Costs and Benefits of Activism Scale
- Index
- References
Chapter 1 - Climate Distress among Young People
An Overview
from Part I - Conceptual Foundations of Climate Distress in Young People
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2024
- Climate Change and Youth Mental Health
- Climate Change and Youth Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Textboxes
- Contributors
- Preface and Introduction
- Considerations
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Conceptual Foundations of Climate Distress in Young People
- Chapter 1 Climate Distress among Young People
- Chapter 2 Definitions and Conceptualizations of Climate Distress
- Chapter 3 Psychiatric Perspectives on Youth Climate Distress
- Chapter 4 Developmental Perspectives on Understanding and Responding to Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change on Young People
- Chapter 5 Neuropsychiatric Perspectives on the Biology of Anxiety and Youth Climate Distress
- Chapter 6 Psychoanalytic and Relational Perspectives on Youth Climate Distress
- Chapter 7 Understanding the Role of Trauma and Dissociation in Youth Responses to Climate Crises
- Chapter 8 Cognitive Behavioral Principles for Conceptualizing Young People’s Eco-Emotions and Eco-Distress
- Chapter 9 A Research Agenda for Young People’s Psychological Response to Climate Change
- Part II Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Youth Climate Distress
- Appendix A Resource List for Educators
- Appendix B Costs and Benefits of Activism Scale
- Index
- References
Summary
It is well established that climate change poses significant threats to human health and well-being. Young people, who face a future burdened by climate change, will be among those most affected. It is understandable that increasing awareness of these threats brings increasing distress. Many young people will experience anxiety and other distressing emotions in relation to climate change, but some may experience a level of anxiety that threatens their mental health. In order to provide help needed by young people who are affected, there is a need to further understand the nature, predictors and consequences of climate distress. This chapter thus provides an overview of what we know and what we need to know about young people who experience climate-related distress.
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- Climate Change and Youth Mental HealthMultidisciplinary Perspectives, pp. 3 - 20Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024