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Feb 22
6m 37s

Understanding Adolescent Stress During G...

Kim Lee
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Send a text The weeks before GCSEs can feel like living with a smoke alarm that won’t switch off. We unpack what’s really happening inside a teenager’s brain when revision ramps up: the stress response floods the nervous system, pushes the mind into threat mode, and quietly robs working memory, focus, and sleep. Rather than labeling teens as lazy or unmotiva ... Show More
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