Personal Statement: Why I Shouldn T Stress

Stress and anxiety in the average college student. Selye (1936) defined stress as “the non-specific response of the body to any demand for change” (The American Institute of Stress, 2017). Stress can lead to feelings of anxiety. Anxiety is a normal part of life, but can be considered a type of worry or fear that can inhibit everyday life. College students show higher stress/anxiety than average individuals. Major sources of stress are from new responsibilities, campus living, money issues, and classwork (Ross, Niebling, & Heckert, 1999). There have been a number of studies circled around how stress can affect college students. Females and males show differences in anxiety/stress in college. (Misra and McKean (2000)) found that females

COMMUNICATION STYLES AS CORRELATED TO THE STRESS AND ANGER MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED BS PSYCHOLOGY FRESHMEN STUDENTS

This year I hope to accomplish many things. I want to do the best I can in school and have fun. I came here with many good friends. This year I want to meet new friends which I already have a lot. I am hoping to make the Fremont basketball team. Many of my teammates which are tenth grades are on the team and I am looking forward to playing with them on the Fremont team. I am also looking forward to my AAU team. My family is going to buy a dog for the first time which I am very excited for. I want to be with my friends and make the most of highschool.

I spend a lot of time stressed out, more than I would like to admit, and more often than not the thing I am stressed about isn't that big of a deal. Right now, I am in the process of buying a new car and I lost my title somewhere in my house? Instead of stressing about it, which to be honest I did for about 20 minutes I decided to just pay for a duplicate.

This past year wasn’t as bad like I thought it would be, but it was fun and I learned a lot from my mistakes. I felt like this year was going to take a very long time to finish, but it felt like it was one of the fastest school years I’ve been through. This year was a little bit of what I had planned, but a little bit of it was not as I planned. This year I tried to listen a lot and pay attention and it went somewhat like that. I have a little bit of trouble listening to other people when they’re talking so for me to understand what they’re saying I have to write down what they’re saying.

Ah, stress. Life’s little necessary evil. Stress can either be debilitating to the point that it prevents a person from accomplishing the simplest of tasks or it can be an excellent motivator that assists you in achieving what you never thought could be done. Up until last week my graduate learning was relatively stress-free. I am fortunate to have a spouse that not only supports me emotionally, but also financially. However, sooner or later I knew I would have to find gainful employment and put my undergraduate degree to work. So, for the last two weeks I have been receiving training in a newly acquired position at a behavioral crisis unit where I was only being utilized PRN (i.e., as needed). This new position is full-time and as such the transition from having ample time to complete my assignments to having 50 hours a week less to complete the same workload is proving difficult.

The cloud-like carpet graced my feet as I seized the nearest corner. Relief radiated out of my chest; meanwhile the serenity enveloping me dissolved the insults of stress condensed throughout the day. Many in my circumference reciprocated my actions, shifting my focus to them. That made me grasp the diversity of prayers accumulated in the ambience. While some were scarcely whispering their desires; the facial expressions were fluorescent.

Throughout life stress is a common problem whether it’s at work, school or home. The many negative effects of stress in fact affect individuals differently varying from health issues to work performance. Therefore, all individuals have different views of stress and various ways of handling it or otherwise managing their stress. Stress is when any living thing feels endangered and its homeostasis is at risk (Varvogli & Darviri, 2011, p. 74). Ways of dealing with stress are efforts of cognitive, behavioral, and psychological nature that allows a person to manage stress. Although there are different causes of stress, there are also many techniques for relieving it. The following articles are intended for the reader to

strategies include self-controlling, distancing, positively reappraising (finding positive meaning in stressful experience by focusing on personal growth), accepting

      Stress is an ongoing dilemma that occurs in each and everyone’s life. It is a factor that is undoubtedly a part of daily living. Due to the trivial problems that occur in people’s daily lives massive amounts of stress can arise. People perceive and manage stress in many different ways. The causes and effects of stress are numerous and one’s ability to manage stress is vital in maintaining healthy living.

The Local of Control assessment results were 80 percent of internal local of control. Internal control is the belief that one is responsible for what happens to self, control own destiny, and responsible for its outcomes. Thus leaving only 20 percent of external local of control. External local of control is the belief that one is a victim or beneficiary of fate or luck; blame or attribute outcomes to actions of other people or to factors in environment. My explanation on the observation of the questions that are external local of control for myself. I am to choose either A) in our society a man 's [or woman 's] earning power is dependent on his or her ability. Or B) getting promoted is really a matter of being a little luckier than the other guy. I chose (B), because I do not agree the other statement in regards to a man’s or woman’s earning power been dependent on his or her ability. It has been studied and notable facts that many women are not benefiting in earning power as it relates to her abilities in comparison to her male counterpart. Therefore, the external local of control applies best to my beliefs.

Stress is something that affects many people each and every day. Life is full of hassles, deadlines, frustrations, and demands. For some people stress is so common it is a way of life. Stress can be very harmful and or helpful. It could help motivate you to meet a deadline and perform a task under pressure. Stress can also be very harmful, such as memory problems, moodiness, aches and pains, and eating more or less.

At one time or another, most people experience stress. The term stress has been used to describe a variety of negative feelings and reactions that accompany threatening or challenging situations. However, not all stress reactions are negative. A certain amount of stress is actually necessary for survival. For example, birth is one of the most stressful experiences of life. The high level of hormones released during birth, which are also involved in the stress response, are believed to prepare the newborn infant for adaptation to the challenges of life outside the womb. These biological responses to stress make the newborn more alert promoting the bonding process and, by extension, the child's physical survival.

Stress is part of our lives. We live with it, deal with it, and above all worry about it. Our way of life, the area in which we live, the economy, and our jobs can cause a great deal of stress. Not everyone deals with the same level of stress and there are several factors that can impact our lives and cause us to have higher or lower stress levels. We can have stress caused by Cataclysmic events which according to Feldman (2009) are events that can affect many people at the same time and are “disasters such as tornado and plane crashes, as well as terrorist attacks”. (p418). Other factors are personal stressors and can be caused by events such as a divorce, death or a loved one or the loss of a job. (Feldman, 2009). The

    Stress today can be described as "that which disturbs a person's mental and physical well-being" (Morrison 1).  Common symptoms of stress include chronic fatigue, changes in appetite, drug and/or alcohol abuse,  difficulty sleeping, body aches, and changes in emotions (Cooper 1-2).  And although stress is something that is inevitable, it can be controlled.  Just about everything we do today creates stress, both good and bad.  In the face paced and technological world we live in, stress management is key to survival as well as sanity.