The Atrocious Effects Of Student Stress Among Students

Stress is a word that many college students hear on a daily basis; it is a concept that resonates with all students, regardless of age or major. People of all ages experience stress at various times in their lives, but college is a particular time when an individual can be plagued by heightened levels of it. At any given time, a college student might feel academic, financial, and social strains, yet they might not possess the resources to satisfy the demands of these stressors. Accumulation of these stressors (and stress in general) can have a negative impact on the lives of college students, but authors of a recent scientific study made an attempt to find the best techniques for reducing stress in college students.

One topic in psychology I find particularly interesting is the amount of stress that students in this generation are subjected to, specifically while in college. There are many reasons why this topic is interesting to me. The first and obvious reason is because I myself am a college student. Therefore, I have personally experienced the tremendous amount of stress that is put on students. I have also witnessed my friends and peers cope with this stress in various ways, some of which are healthy and some of which are not. I also am interested in this topic because I feel that it is universally an important topic. With the job market being so competitive, and the need for advanced degrees becoming commonplace, students are constantly focused on

There are numerous stress factors college students encounter while striving to complete their educational goals. Their grades may be affected by daily life situation stressors that accumulate throughout the semester. Students’ financial needs, lack of social support, family drama, and other various circumstances can all mount up to a tremendous amount of stress and may result in poor grades and lack of collected credits. In fact, stress continues to be a constant issue in people’s lives, (Holmes & Rahe, 1967; Viner, 1999) and these “life demands stressors” are unavoidable and can be overwhelming which directly or indirectly relate to individuals underperforming because of psychological and physiological symptoms

Webster defines stress as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Stress is bad for your mind and cal also cause wear and tear on your physical body. College is very demanding and can cause emotional strain and tension. Thus being said, stress is a very common issue on all college campuses. Over half of college students experience high stress levels during a normal semester. Grades, peers, athletics, and money are just a few things that cause stress in college students lives. Therefore, to properly handle stress, one must realize their limits, avoid procrastination, and meditation.

Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. People get stressed for all sorts of different reasons and sometimes it's not always about big things. Studies say that teens are more stressed than any adult in today’s society. The expectations of today’s teens are set very high and parents expect a lot out of their child. Parents often times don't tend to realize how much their child is going through. The amount of papers and homework that students get, can make them feel like they're trapped in a hole and slowly trying to climb out of it, before the deadline hits. When students get loads of homework, they have to figure out when they will have time to do it depending on their home life or extracurricular

Thesis:  Today I will discuss about sources and effects of student stress and efficient ways to manage this emotional and physical strain.

College life can be extremely stressful, especially for freshmen. However, it’s not just freshman that can be can be affected by stress, no one on earth is immune to stress. Stress is the body’s way of reacting to physical demand around it. Stress occurs when the bodies tension levels rise, exceeding one’s tension level causing the person to feel stressed and overloaded. Stress can be caused by many things, and college students have been known to be more susceptible to stress; especially in their first year. Often times, first-year students struggle with managing all the new responsibilities they have to take on. They often struggle with the stress that comes along with being independent academically and financially. As easy as it is to quickly become stressed, it’s also just as easy to manage stress. A student could manage stress by ensuring that they’re not overloaded by managing their time well, taking time out of their day to relax, and making sure that they have good, solid, emotional support.

Stress can takeover if a person doesn’t know how to control it or manage it. Being unsure in a situation will have a person stressed out because their focus is on one possible result. It is normal to be stressed out in situations that has to do college and work. Stress happens to everybody in college whether it’s from failing a class to problems with a roommate. In some form or shape stress is applicable in the process. A person can experience stress whenever or wherever from an internal source or an external source, depending on the situation that led to the stress developing. When people normally feel stressed out, their body starts to feel a certain way and their heart starts speeding up because pressure is put on it. College students experience this all the time. When your goal in college is too obtain a GPA that makes your family proud, including loved ones. Now when that goal is tampered Stress comes in and has your brain only focuses on trying to bring up that grade in that class but you fail to realize that because the pressure is on that class your lack the supervision for your other classes making you more stressed out. The only way to conquer stress and to let your mind be free and look at the possibilities before depending on one possibility.

According to the dictionary, stress means: pressure or tension exerted on a material object, but is this what we really feel. Stress is the number one reason why most students go into depression, kids and teenagers are the main targets for stress. Most of the time people get stressed because of money problems, family problems, or because they have to do many things in a tiny amount of time. This is the case in schools, “Almost 40 percent of parents say their high-schooler is experiencing a lot of stress from school, according to a new NPR poll conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. In most cases, that stress is from academics, not social issues or bullying, the poll found” (Neighmond). Stress is a major problem in schools and we have to learn how to control it.

If you were to take a survey from any high school or college on whether or not their student body feels overwhelmed by school, you will find that eighty-three percent of the responses show that today's students feel an immense amount of strain because of school and do not know how to cope with it (Shapiro). In recent years, the rise in stressed-out students could be considered a silent epidemic, having as many as 1 in 5 students showing signs of a mental illness. (Anderson). The case is that many students are feeling greatly pressured to stay at the top of their class, meaning they have to compete against and compare themselves to other students. They have to complete all of their homework, study for tests, and try to fit down-time into their schedules after school. That is, if they do not have band practice, training for sports, or clubs to attend in order to increase the number of extracurriculars for college applications. It can be overwhelming for a student who is struggling with an ample amount of stress due to school on their own. If the student was left unnoticed and continued to exhibit unhealthy ways of coping with stress, they could start to see a drop in their overall physical and mental health, or worse, develop more severe stress, leading to depression or anxiety. Schools should implement programs to help students cope with stress because they are usually the first support outlet that teens reach out to and it is best to get

There have been multiple studies that relate to stress and how it affects the lives of college students. Despite this, studies also show how to deal with stress and the resources that are made available to students. Having stress is an unavoidable fact for many people. However for adolescent students, experiencing high levels of stress is associated with the transition they go through from a high school to a college environment. Stress will require the student to make adjustments, learn different approaches for coping with stress, and definitely taking advantage of professional counseling.

Anyone who has taken college level courses knows that it can become extremely stressful, but what are the effects on the human body and mind when under so much stress? According to a mental health study in 2008 8 out of 10 students in college say they have sometimes or frequently felt stress in their daily lives for over 3 months. An increase of 20% from a survey five years earlier. (Wu, 2000, para. 1) It is important to know the signs of being stressed and how to help yourself with reducing the amount of stress you experience. There are many things that can be done to reduce the amount of stress college adds to a student’s life. Keeping yourself healthy and mindful is key to the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. Nurses can play a big role in educating college aged students on the signs of stress and activities that can be done to reduce the feeling of stress.

Stress is a part of everyone's life. A certain amount of stress is to be expected in daily life, but too much stress may be harmful. The stages towards adulthood have been characterized with many transitions and challenges. For some young women and men, a challenge that poses a possible stressor is attending college, which has been linked to increased stress for emerging adults. It is argued that emerging adults' entrance into higher education includes both opportunities and risks. It is argued that emerging adults' entrance into higher education includes both opportunities and risks. The topic of stress effects on the brain seems the most interesting to me because of how much stress a college student, as well as others, can endure. Stress affects a person both mentally and physically. Your mind perceives a situation and decides whether that situation is a threat. If it seems threatening, it becomes a stressor. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, stress is simply defined as the brain’s response to any demand and can take a variety of different forms. Although the concept of stress is individualized, stress plays a role in everyday life and can stem from mental, emotional, and physical activity. In an article written by Grant S. Shields and George M. Slavich (2017), the history of stress and its methods and mechanisms of research were provided. In the mid 1800s, a French physiologist named Claude Bernard came up with a concept called “milieu interieur”,

Have you ever experienced stress? Stress is a common phenomenon that people experience in their daily lives. When facing challenges and hurdles, it is natural to sometimes feel overwhelmed or unconfident on how to address these new demands. In such circumstances when the people feel too much pressure, it is said that they experience stress. As students, stress can be experienced while adjusting to academic demands, while trying to fit into a new environment, or when trying to make or maintain friendships. Work environments could also be stressful as individuals get overwhelmed while trying to meet deadlines, work long hours, or adjust to new environment. While everyone experiences stress, it is not necessarily a harmful thing; it could be a motivating factor. However, very high levels of stress could be harmful to our physical and emotional wellbeing. This essay will examine stress, its symptoms, causes, impacts and stress management techniques.

In the hustle and bustle of the modern world, stress is unavoidable. Everyone—adults, teens and even kids—experience it at times and in different ways. Just enough stress can keep you on your toes, ready to rise to a challenge. But too much stress can have debilitating effects on our health, contributing to and agitating many problems including heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, depression and sleep disorders. Now researchers have found a clear connection between student stress and academic success.