The Effects Of Stress On Students ' Personalities

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.

According to a study by the Associated Press and mtvU, “eight in 10 college students say they have sometimes or frequently experienced stress in their daily lives over the past three months,” (‘Stress in College Students”). College Students are inevitably going to be affected by stress at some point throughout their college experience; however, the cause of the stress can vary by student. Some of the causes of stress on college students can be tests, homework, home life, social life, and jobs. Many times, college students have all or most of these causes piled on top of one another; therefore, giving them extremely high levels of stress. There are many negative effects of stress on 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

The topic I have chosen to persuade others is to stop putting stress on year 12s by taking out all their end of year exams. Exams really put stress onto students and could harm the students physically and psychologically. Overloading of stress can cause short term effect such as nausea, headache, increasing heart rate and faster breathing. The long term effects would have caused panic attacks, anxiety, depression and lower defense of immune system. To reduce the chance of that happening I designed this poster targeted towards high school students and teachers, to make them realizing that exam put a lot of stress on year 12 students, and encouraging them to seek alternative ways of assessing one’s ability for their future pathway. The final

During the university/college years, students are faced with stress in many aspects of their life. The stress is immense in first year where the

Stress mindset: coping mechanisms to the rescue If you ask students to think of a few words that describe their university experience, stressful might be one that comes up frequently. In fact, stress is linked to a plethora of less than desirable factors. Namely, accelerated aging, headaches and even premature death (Epel, 2009; Martin, Lae & Reece, 2007; Vlastelica, 2008)! A common factor in these studies is that stress is viewed as a negative body reaction because it leads to moderate to serious medical issues. Stress seems to have garnered a bad reputation. However, what some may not realize is that stress can be advantageous and what it comes down to is a positive stress mindset. This study will consider how under certain circumstances, a positive stress

The stress of these caused by these tests are unbelievable and I agree it is a large amount of pressure is put on kids to do well, but isn’t that a good thing? Students should be proud of how far they have come education-wise and how much they have learned. The pressure may be due to the challenging content of these tests. Students may not have understood all the concepts pertaining to the exams, but pushing themselves makes them adapt and smarter. All those nights of staying up late and the stress that comes along with the ACT and SAT are part of school. Students are not going to find things easy, that is why we learn new material. Stress is part of the real world and students must deal with it. In reality, the ACT and SAT are not all so bad as students and society make them to be.

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

Many students pay less attention to various aspects of their physical and social life during university because of the academic pressure they go through. Eventually this builds up and leads to a lot of thinking and mental anxiety for the student which in return can affect their academic performance.

It is known that students face various stress-related issues, whether it is a major test, an oral presentation, strict parents or just the stress of maintaining a good GPA. However, people may not realize that certain stress-related issues can have a huge impact on a young student’s development and even carry these issues into adulthood. College students are typically between ages 18-25, which is an important life-stage called emerging adulthood, as Jeffrey Jensen Arnett (2007) has written about several times in his journals. Emerging adulthood is the transition from adolescence into adulthood. It is not a quick transition, but a gradual transition from adolescence to this period of development. During emerging adulthood, various domains

College stress can be a huge factor in students everyday lives. Evidence shows college students stress levels lead to negative reactions which all together impact their health All of sources and research within this writting help explain the effects stress factors brought upon students of all ages, backgrounds and majors, as well as grade level negatively affect them and their coping mechanisms. The following paragraphs go into detail and statistic views on how negative coping factors can truly damage a student's grades and health.

Newth (2011) claims that modern day stress seems to be more widespread than ever causing interference with human intellect, emotional and interpersonal functioning. Therefore; I suggest that students will encounter stress and it will impact their academic performance. In this fast pace and performance driven society each organization needs well performing people. The only way we will know what people require to become productive and less stressed is to explore topics as my research question. The topic

College students are stressed all the time, so much that it has become a daily emotion in their academic career. College students stress increases when we go away to college because we have a lot of freedom that we never had before. Some students have been so dependent on their parents for so long that when it comes to daily task they are at so confused on how to properly complete it. In college we experience academic, financial, family, social, and family stress. Stress is a normal human behavior but it can physically and mentally harm us. To deal with stress one has to find ways to cope in order to decrease their stress level. Ideal coping mechanisms for a college student is counseling, communication , and relaxation techniques instead of leisure activities.

From traditional letters to email, horse and buggy to automobiles, and women’s corsets to denim jeans, our world is continually changing. How we handle and adapt to change has astronomical effects on us as individuals and those around us. The way one handles change, i.e. stress, also has an effect on how one is able to learn. Learning is the critical aspect of change. Schein identifies “learning anxiety” as a resultant of having to change (Coutu, 2002). The interrelationship of learning and change, as well as the body’s response to the resultant stress, are worthy of study. First, I will look at the types of change and then I will discuss the Kolb Learning Style which assists with understanding the learning cycle. Last, I will examine a personality test and my personal results and continuing on to how stress can affect one’s personality.

Students like me, these days are concerned about the amount of time that is spent on exam preparation, and all the stress that is suffered because of it. It is well known that a majority of young people become frustrated when they fail an examination which they might have prepared for a whole year in advance. Gabriel Brum, a former student himself and holder of a Master’s Degree in Psychology, from Oxford University analyzes the effects of human emotions on exam scores in his article, “Are Exams Actually Necessary.” Stress and anxiety is very common in youth nowadays as a consequence of exam preparation and the professor´s pressure towards students, and all this leads to illnesses and the quality of a student´s life decreasing leading to lower test scores (Brum). There is a correlation between a student’s emotions and his or her performance on a test (Brum). This is why students that can master controlling their emotions do not experience any anxiety during an exam and