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The present book is a detailed research on the Psychological factors such as Self efficacy and emotional maturity and its effect on academic stress experienced by the students at the 10+2 level. the study also focuses on the various coping resources used by the students to alleviate their stress. The book is useful to the academicians, teachers. parents and counselors who deal continuouosly with the adolescent community. hope the book also generates some insight into the administration authorities of private educational organizations to reduce the undue pressure on the students. Parents can also take steps to enhance the self efficacy of the child and cope better in the stressful schedules

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Dr.Haseena Shaik, was born in 1975. A meritorious student since childhood, she completed her masters in zoology in 1998. For past 15 years she is teaching zoology at the 10+2 level and came across many stress factors, suicidal and depression cases among her students. The author then completed her Phd in psychology only to help the students.

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