Stress and Coping

Pain Tricks

"A colourful collection of tricks to make medical procedures less scary and sore. For kids and grown ups too!

 

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cancer
Cognition
Injuries and Rehabilitation
Pain
Public Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Download
Free
Online

tagthenet categories:
App
Children
collection
course
disease
Distraction
Doctor
game
health
Help
Info
injection
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Pain
Parents
procedure
time
Touch
Tricks

Social Tags:
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Medicine
Pain
Pain management
Technology

Target Population:
Children
General Audience
Health Care Professionals

Game platform:
Handheld Device
Multi-Platform


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SuperBetter

"SuperBetter helps you achieve your health goals — or recover from an illness or injury — by increasing your personal resilience.

Game genre:
Educational
Entertainment

Health topic:
Behavior and Personality
Health Care and Medicine
Social Issues and Skills
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

tagthenet categories:
ability
face
game
health
illness
injury
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resilience
science
SuperBetter
tool

Social Tags:
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Motivation
National security
Optimism
Positive psychology
Psychological resilience
Resilience
Technology

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet


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Virtual Iraq

"Virtual Iraq is a set of virtual reality environments created to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) combat service men and

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Disorders and Disabilities
Mental Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Target Population:
Adults
Young Adults

Social Tags:
Clinical psychology
Iraq
Iraq War
Medicine
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychology
Reality
Technology
Virtual reality
Virtual reality therapy

Game platform:
Computer

URL:
http://www.virtuallybetter.com/IraqOverview.html

Technology:
virtual reality


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Living With Kidney Disease

"Written by adolescents with kidney disease, Living With Kidney DiseaseTM is an interactive

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Disaster
Health
Kidney
Labor
Social Issues
Technology
XML

URL:
http://kidneydisease.starlight.org/index.html
http://www.starlight.org/kidney

Game platform:
Internet

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens


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MyStudentBody

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Description: 

"The mission of MyStudentBody is to empower students, families, and administrators to positively impact campus communities in the areas of alcohol, drugs, and wellness. Our approach emphasizes evidence-based, comprehensive prevention to educate and motivate students to make healthy decisions."

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition
Prevention
Sexual Health
Smoking
Stress and Coping
Substance Abuse

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Register

Social Tags:
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National Institutes of Health
Technology
XML

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Game platform:
Internet

Organization:
National Institute of Health

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Target Population:
Teens
Young Adults


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Hug a Tree

Hug a Tree is a free, online stress reduction game designed to help players improve their stress levels and feel more relaxed. The game offers techniques for clearing thoughts, soothing nerves, and other ways to promote an overall sense of balance and peace.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition
Mental Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
CDATA
Document
Stress
Technology
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.healthy.net/rainbowstress/games.htm
http://www.healthy.net/rainbowstress/hugtree.htm

Game platform:
Internet


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Popsicle

Popsicle is a stress reduction game designed to soothe the nerves and induce a sense of balance and well being within players. The free, online game seeks to renew players' spirit by stimulating a shift in cognitive perspective.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition
Mental Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
CDATA
Document
Technology
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.healthy.net/rainbowstress/games.htm
http://www.healthy.net/rainbowstress/popsicle.htm

Game platform:
Internet


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Be Here Now

This free online stress reduction game offers players a chance to relax, balance their mind and emotions, and clarify their thoughts.

Game genre:
Educational

Health topic:
Cognition
Mental Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
CDATA
Document
Emotion
Stress
Technology
XML

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://www.healthy.net/rainbowstress/beherenw.htm
http://www.healthy.net/rainbowstress/games.htm

Game platform:
Internet


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Brain Challenge

Designed for mobile platforms, Brain Challenge is intended to be an entertaining yet challenging game that helps players increase the percentage of their brains used.

Game genre:
Educational
Puzzle

Health topic:
Brain
Cognition
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Brain Age
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain Challenge
Brain fitness
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Electronic games
Entertainment
History of video games
Technology
Touch! Generations
Ubisoft
Video games

Game platform:
Computer
Game Console
Handheld Device

Target Population:
General Audience

URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Challenge
http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Info.aspx?pId=6348


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At-Risk

At- Risk is a training game designed to help faculty and staff identify and approach students that appear to be experiencing mental distress. Through simulated conversations within the game, players interact with virtual students dealing with suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, and symptoms of paranoia.

Game genre:
Simulation

Health topic:
Mental Health
Stress and Coping

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Purchase

Social Tags:
Abnormal psychology
Anxiety
CDATA
Clinical psychology
Education
Major depressive disorder
Mood disorders
Paranoia
Psychology
Social Issues
Suicidal ideation
Symptoms
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Adults

Published Medium:
Game Developer

URL:
http://www.kognito.com/atrisk

Game platform:
Internet


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