Stress In High School Students

The definition of stress according to the Oxford dictionary is “A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.”

What is Stress? Stress is not a new phenomenon; it has been experienced throughout history. Stress is a biological response to some stimulus. Fear, panic, anger, tragedy, and even something as simple as being competitive can

Stress that high school students face everyday and how they deal with it are affecting their lives negatively. Not only stress from school work, homework and friends but life at home too. Maintaining good grades, keeping on top of homework, and preparing and sorting out your life for the future and/or university are a great source of stress.

“I’m so stressed” is a phrase so commonly used by teens, especially to describe how they feel about school. In many ways this is true, much truer than some adults like to admit; for this reason, many colleges and professionals have done studies to research stress in students. According to a study done by NYU forty nine percent of teens said they feel overwhelmingly stressed on a daily basis, and thirty one percent said they feel somewhat stressed on a daily basis. Females tended to feel much more stressed than males. Grades, homework, and college preparation were the top reasons for students' stress. Twenty six percent scored positive for clinical Depression due to stress, and a majority of teachers could see stress affecting students as well as the school in

Stress is defined as the body’s response to events that threaten or challenge us. Many people start experiencing stress long before adolescence. Teenagers have expressed high levels of stress. Today, many teens face an overwhelming amount of stress. However, there is stress that is beneficial, called eustress. Eustress is when the body experiences stress from a positive event that isn’t necessarily negative to the person, but is beneficial to them. For instance, getting admitted to a college would be a situation where eustress is present. This event would cause a person to experience the immediate reaction to stress which helps the person be able to defend against a stressful situation and activates their flight or fight response. Although

     First, stress is defined as an unpleasant state of emotional and physiological arousal that people experience in situations that they perceive as dangerous or threatening to their well being (Patel, 14). Stress is a universal feeling to everyone but the word stress means different things to

So what is stress? Stress is a normal physical response that happens when you feel threatened or upset. When you feel that you are in danger whether it is real or imaged. Your body has a response when stress occurs and it is a way of actually protecting you. Many times, stress helps people stay more focussed and energetic.

Although stress stress isn’t always a negative aspect, in extreme situations, it can prove to be very unhealthy. The American Psychological Association has found that “Teens report that their stress level during the school year far exceeds what they believe to be healthy…” The association also says that “Many teens also report feeling overwhelmed (31 percent) and depressed or sad (30 percent) as a result of stress.” The stress that students are experiencing is not the problem as much as the consequences that come from it. Depression and lack of motivation can result from too much pressure upon students, and these negative side effects can cancel any of the positively intended effects.

Teens have to deal with a lot in their everyday lives but one thing that most students almost always have to deal with is stress. Stress can come from about anything that individual person finds hard, frustrating, or scary. There are many effects to have heavy stress on yourself, all the way from just having minor stress sweat to having long term effects such as chronic depression.

“Today's students may be more stressed than ever before. In fact, the 2015 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment found that 85.6 percent of students had felt overwhelmed in the past year. The pressures of getting top grades, balancing extracurricular activities with studying, and spending time with family all add up,” (Carlson). Statistics show that students’ stress levels are rising and the newly found stress causes negative effects. Surveys and studies have shown that the stress has come from the school system and its attributes. The extreme levels of stress are the main foundation for many issues to sprout and cause problems for the students. Besides causing issues, the stress teenagers have led them to deplorable outlets that hurt them in the long run. The research shows, that the high school setting is the cause of teenagers being extremely stressed out, the stress causes issues, and it has caused them to turn to destructive outlets.

There are over fifteen million high school students in American and around half of them are chronically stressed (Leonard). Another survey by the American Psychological Association found that 45 percent of teens are extremely stressed by “school pressures” (Neighmond). Stress can be defined as mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension (dictionary.com). Common stressors include both academic and societal expectations as well as traumatic life events such as parental divorce or the death of a loved one. With homework, extracurricular activities, SAT prep, AP classes, expectations from family and teachers, and school projects, is it any wonder students are so stressed? Academic success and stress play a key role in student’s mental health. Mental health problems, including chronic stress, are the main contributors to suicidal tendencies in students (Rosiek). Academic stress can be lowered by encouragement from parents and teachers, programs that offer coping methods, and increased amounts of sleep and exercise.

There is a big blood curdling beast all people are forced to face when they reach their teen years: high school. Although high school is intimidating, it is one of the most important times in a person's life. It is a time for teens to find a sense of identity and figure out what they want for their future. Unfortunately, those things can cause a lot of stress for these adolescents. When the weight of getting older and running into new responsibilities is met with the pressures of school, it can get very overwhelming. In school today, students are pushed to work more quickly and accurately than ever before because there is more emphasis on success; oftentimes, emotions are cast aside. Sadly, this has become the norm for high schools. Due to physical and mental illnesses and classical conditioning, schools should create a more supportive and understanding environment for their students to give them a bigger chance of success.

Every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. Stress is the most important factor in why students give up on school. Being a recent graduate from high school, I clearly understand exactly how the many components of high school can be stressful. There are many causes and effects of stress on young high school students. The homework load on students can cause stress, Time management is a factor if stress, and Peer pressure is a big cause of stress for high school students. The stress on students in high school can greatly affect their academic performance, it will eventually affect their attitude, and it's going to have a great effect on their mental and physical health. In the next few paragraphs, I will be explaining the causes of stress on high school students.

Every year, because of stress from exams, 40 students kill themselves (Singh). A 15 year-old student in India hung herself in her room, the day before an exam and left a note which tells how she ended her life because she was “... unable to secure first rank in examination…” (Correspondent). This is one of the examples of how stress causes many health problems in teens from being overworked in school and too many responsibilities at home. Most teens today feel the pressure from juggling schoolwork, college applications, a job, and personal time. This matters because as a young teen many feel overwhelming pressure and develop health issues during this time. Teens stress level should be taken seriously because stress can reduce physical and

Once believed to be a low-stressed profession, ‘teaching’ was the most pleasant occupation with less workloads and flexibility. But today, studies reveal that the teachers undergo a high amount of stress specially the university teachers. The present pilot study was conducted to identify the factors causing stress among the faculty of Graduate and Post Graduate colleges in Hyderabad, administering a questionnaire. A few coping strategies used by the faculty to combat stress are also reviewed. Through the conclusions drawn from this study, it can be suggested that the management of the colleges should focus on three things ( ) to reduce the occupational stress of the faculty members. Care should be taken to identify the potential of the faculty and recognize all of them to be equally important for the student development in particular and college development at large.