What is Stress?
Stress is your body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength, which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But this can also be a bad thing, if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no outlet for this extra energy and strength. This class will discuss different causes of stress, how stress affects you, the difference between 'good' or 'positive' stress and 'bad' or 'negative' stress, and some common facts about how stress affects people today.
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It’s 3 a.m. and you’re still studying. Sweaty fingers turn the pages of your textbook as your heart tries to bust out of its chest-jail. In a daze, you scan the same dull paragraph four times before you realize that you aren’t actually reading the text. Your head is pounding and you cannot concentrate as you count down the final hours, minutes and then seconds until you need to be relaying your knowledge on paper.
You’re stressed from studying, buddy.
Well there are many reasons why we feel stress and one of the major reasons that causes it is studying.
Why studying causes stress?
Studying is stressful. Whether you’re attending a high-tension medical program or pursuing an online course, devoting your time and energy to learning is a complex process. What’s more, studying can compete with work, family, and other activities for your limited amount of energy. You will inevitably have times when you worry because something major comes up, such as a research paper or a final exam
Stress is an entirely natural process. It doesn’t mean that you aren’t studying well or that you’re unable to process your course material. There is a positive kind of stress, “eustress,” which can actually serve as motivation to continue working, but that is not the sort of stress that is concerning. Distress, the negative kind of stress, is what causes problems and can affect your academic performance.
Many people today are under a lot of study pressure from both the teachers and the parents. They have to get good grades so that they get into a good college. You must talk to the child and see the problems that they are facing. Many teenagers under pressure tend to cheat and if caught they have to face very bad consequences. This can make the kids rebellious and also less disciplined.
The mindset of having low grades is one factor that makes studying stressful
HOW DOES ALL THIS AFFECT GRADES ?
You overreact so many times a day in these little ways that your body does not have time to return to a more natural and stress-free level. You remain activated and tense. This, in turn, affects you in several ways:
You'll have more difficulty concentrating on studying.You're more aroused mentally (note, not more alert, just more aroused). Your thoughts may jump around, and you'll have trouble keeping focused on the text in front of you. Everything in the room your eyes fall upon will distract you. Or, you may find yourself having read several pages and not remembering anything on the last two.
You'll feel "rattled" and make "dumb" mistakes (like adding incorrectly or forgetting obvious facts). In some cases, you might "clutch and forget everything until the test is over. Then you can think of the answers, but it's too late!
You'll feel excessive fatigue. Being unnecessarily tense is like driving a car with its brakes partly on. The car runs out of gas sooner and the brakes wear out sooner. Same thing with our bodies -- we're just plain pooped at the end of the day, a time when we often need to be alert for studying.
Or, you'll be unable to sleep.When you hop into bed to go to sleep, your mind "turns on" and you lie there wide awake. Reacting with just a little more tension than necessary all day long builds, and it's hard for some people to turn it off at night.
Things people tend to do when they are in this state.
Cheating.The most common thing people would do when they are in this state.They tend to be more aggressive just to get high grades The fear of getting low grades and be disciplined by their parents make them cheat.
Rebelling against their parents.When students get low grades, they are often disciplined by their parents and face bad consequences. Parents expects way too much and that causes some to rebel against their parents.
Some students when can't handle the pressure of it they commit suicide. Failure and not achieving their dreams causes them to commit suicide.
Bad Effects of it to your health.
Studying: Tips to Make it All Work For You
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.
1. Schedule Your Time
So many students simply have no plan of attack. They put schoolwork as the last thing they will think of and work on in their lives. Since it is put off to the last minute, it creates a load of unnecessary stress. Instead of putting it off, hit it head on and get it out of the way (or at least get a part of it out of the way first. If you set aside no more than a half hour or an hour once a day to deal with course work and reading, you’ll feel better in the long run and be better prepared for the next class.
2. Reduce Cramming
Every student, to one degree or another, crams for tests and quizzes. Try and reduce this as much as possible by keeping up with the course work and reading throughout the quarter or semester. If you don’t have time to read the whole chapter, skim the chapter and read under the major section headings. At least then you’ll have a more general idea of what the material covers when you do cram, and what to expect.
3. Keep Your Body Fit & Healthy
Stress can be relieved through all of the traditional means you probably know so well — activity, exercise, socializing with friends. But you’ll feel even less stressed-out all the time if you have a regular schedule of physical activity, such as playing sports, bike riding, tennis, hiking, or just taking long walks around the campus or neighborhood. By keeping your body in shape, you will free up time for your mind to relax and better concentrate.
4. Find Friends & Classmates to Share With
This may seem a bit cheesy, but it’s not. People who share the same pressures and tasks in school have a lot in common, and can relieve a lot of stress just by talking to one another about it. So if that French class is getting you down, who better to bitch to and get some of that stress out than with someone else who is in your class? It can help a great deal.
GRADES ARE JUST NUMBERS
DON'T BE PRESSURED
JUST ENJOY AND HAVE FUN
http://www.healthline.com/health/stress/effects-on-body
http://www.kaptest.com/blog/business-school-insider/2014/08/27/6-ways-to-calm-down-when-youre-stressed-from-studying/
https://www.k-state.edu/counseling/topics/stress/stresgen.html
