...Title | Stress | General purpose | To inform | Specific purpose | To inform audience about stress. | Central idea | There are three matters which are causes of stress, effect by stress and how to manage stress | Organizational pattern | Topical | INTRODUCTION | | A. Open with impact/ Attention gather | Stress is poison. The most disastrous effects of stress is committing suicide and this are often occur among students. “ Between 600 and 800 of 15 to 24 years old students killed themselves each year - equivalent to the population of a small secondary school.“ ( John Harkin, 2008, page 1) | i. Tie to the audience/ Reason to listen | Stress can be dangerous in various especially when it comes to lifestyle of the students themselves | ii. Credibility statement/ material | According to Lipsett (2008), nearly three-quarters (73%) of the 804 teachers and lecturers believe, children nowadays having more pressure than chilren 10 years ago. They agress that tests, exams, and family break-up causing the most distress to students. | iii. Preview of main points/ central idea | Today I’m going to explain what causes for the problem, what can be effect by stress and how to manage stress | Transition to body of speech: | I will start with the causes of the stress | Main point 1 | Causes of stress among students that may affect them such as interpersonal and academic. | Supporting details 1Elaboration 1 | The main cause of stress among student is interpersonal...
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...Benefits of Physical Activity Among University Students The correlation between physical activity and mental health among college students is not a topic that individuals are readily informed about. There is a significant amount of stress in the media on the importance of physical activity to an individuals’ health in preventing and treating chronic diseases however the significance towards mental health is rarely mentioned. Although there are a lot of research studies regarding the topic, university students may not necessarily take the time to properly educate themselves on how to better their life through physical activity. Physical activity has a positive effect on the mental health of post-secondary students specifically in the areas of anxiety, stress and depression. Students experience many forms of stress not only in regards to academics, but many outside factors as well. According to Hurst (2013), after surveying students for his study the top stressor they reported is general academics. A full-time student generally takes five courses per semester which include overlapping due dates for assignments, the act of studying for exams, all while students are expected to maintain a required average in order to remain enrolled in the program. All of these contribute to the stress of the student. The second most frequent stressor faced by students is relationships. Hurst (2013) explains that students face relationship stressors in regards to family, romantic, and peer...
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...QUESTIONNAIRE ON “STRESS” RESEARCH PROJECT- Factors of stress among students. Please answer all the question below and tick on the answer provided 6. Have you ever faced stress? □ □ Yes No (I) BIOADATA OF THE STUDENT (II) CAUSES OF STRESS AMONG STUDENT 1. Name: _____________________________________________ 6. If “Yes”, what cause stress to you? (You may thick more than one) □ Family □ Friends □ Studies □ Relationship 2. Age □ □ □ □ 19 until 20 years old 20 until 21 years old 22 until 23 years old 24 years old and above 3. Gender □ □ Male Female 4. Highest level of education □ □ □ □ □ Matric Foundation STPM Diploma Other 5. Course □ □ □ □ □ BBA in Marketing BBA in Accountancy BBA in International Business BBA in Management and Entrepreneurship Other 7. How does family cause stress towards you? □ □ □ □ □ Demanding High expectation Financial problems Control your social life Other (please state it) :_________________________________ 8. How does friends cause stress towards you? □ □ □ □ □ Do not understand you Pressuring you with their problems Do not support you Mock you in front of others Other (please state it) :_________________________________ 9. How does studies cause stress towards you? □ □ □ Loads with assignment and tasks to be complete Too many subject courses to focus on Hardly understand some of the course subject taken □ □ The course subject...
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...Professor Title 24 February 2014 Alcohol consumption among freshmen Alcohol consumption is very common among freshman in colleges. Excessive consumption of alcohol can cause addiction, and this situation are known as alcoholism which is more dangerous because one cannot do without alcohol. Consumption of alcohol is dangerous because it causes disorder, road accidents if drunken people drive, can cause miscarriages to pregnant mothers, loss of jobs due to failure of one’s responsibilities at work and divorce among many others. Research shows that freshmen in colleges consume alcohol at much higher rates than other students. This may be because the young adults love to experiment with alcohol and most of them it’s their first time to have faced decisions about alcohol. Stress is also viewed as a factor that makes these students drink since many of them when interrogated claim that they drink to reduce stress. Stress is a major cause of alcohol consumption to college students because just a little consumption of it, makes one feel closer to his friends, his mood is lifted high, one starts paying attention to the moment and so, they end up becoming more care free. Alcohol consistently reduces the body's physiological stress reaction. This is dangerous because overtime it may become a vicious circle and one will be forced to drink more and more to gain its stress-decreasing effects. Major causes of stress among fresh college students These freshmen undergo a transition from high school...
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...Stress and Anxiety on College Students Name: Institution: Date: Table of Contents Introduction 4 Statement of the problem 4 Significance of the study 5 Methodology 5 Literature Review 6 Results and analysis 9 Recommendations 10 Limitations 11 Conclusion 11 References 13 Abstract Academic stress, depression, and anxiety and their coping strategies are critical challenges facing college students. Every government invests heavily in education. Nevertheless, a research survey carried out among college students indicates that at any given time, 10 to 20 percent of the students’ population suffer from the stress-related psychological problem. This paper describes the research regarding the causes, trends, the nature of psychiatric morbidity, psychological problems, emotional adjustments, as well as management of stress among college students. The paper emphasizes the importance of counselling in helping students with emotional problems as well as suggesting preventive measures that ought to be implemented by universities such as enhancing awareness of seeking counselling services, setting up centres for counselling in colleges. It is also suggested that all colleges should compulsorily establish mentorship programs. Finally, all colleges should form a student health committee with members from health profession, initiate regular workshops, seminars, for both students and teachers on different issues of stress-related psychological problems as well as efficient coping...
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...Executive Summary Table of Content 1.0 Introduction Newth (2011) defines stress as an applied force or systems of forces which tend to strain an individual body in such a way that the particular individual experiences the feeling of ‘not being in control’. From the psychology point of view, stress can also be considered as a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs an individual’s physical or mental equilibrium (Psychology Today, 2014). Given that numerous stressful events are capable of triggering different responses in human beings, it is fair to say that stress is an event that is omnipresent in every part of life; and hence is worth exploring. Significant investigations and debates into the issues of stress, its determinants and who are generally susceptible to stress have been rife in recent decades (Langan-fox and Cooper, 2011). The general consensus is that frequent exposure to traumatic events is the vital stressor for stress and everyone is susceptible to traumatic events and stress (Langan-fox and Cooper, 2011). Externalisation of stressful behaviours as a result of being exposed to traumatic events such as severe neglect, abuse and repeated violence is clinically termed as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2013). It has been maintained that PTSD creates psychological and physical imbalances in sufferers; and affects their physical and mental well-being negatively (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2013). From this standpoint...
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...The various academic pressures inflicted upon students cause increased stress and anxiety which can impact mental health. Although everyone has experienced the pressures of stress and anxiety at least once in their lives, many do not understand the difference between them or that there is one at all. While stress is “a response to a threat in a situation”, anxiety is the body’s reaction to that stress (“Anxiety and Disorders at School” & “Stress”). There are many different types of anxiety. The most common anxiety disorders found in teenagers and young adults follow: Generalized Anxiety Disorder is classified by the “persistent, excessive and unrealistic worry about everyday things.” Meanwhile Panic Disorder is the spontaneous panic attacks...
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...The term stress has been synonymous to with the current Y generation residing on this planet. The noun stress was first introduced in the 20th century whereby the term stress had none of its contemporary connotations before the 1920’s. it is the form of the Middle English destresse (Keil R.M.K,2004;Coping and Stress) derived via Old French from the Latin stringere “ to have to draw tight”. The word had been long used in the field of Physics to annotate the internal distribution of a force exerted on a material body which results in strain. In the 1920s and '30s, biological and psychological circles occasionally used the term to refer to a mental strain or to a harmful environmental agent that could cause illness used it in 1926 to refer to...
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...Sources of stress among college students Amina Iftikhar M.Phil Kinnaird College for women Lahore Abstract: The present study is conducted to investigate the sources of stress among college students. The hypothesis “determines what sources of stress are the most prevalent among college students, and to examine the nature of these stressors.” The manifest anxiety scale was used to obtain the scores of male and female students. The sample consists of 100 students 50 males and 50 females from different colleges of Lahore. Data was gathered from Queen Mary College Lahore, Kinnaird College Lahore, Forman Christen College Lahore, and Punjab College Lahore. In Western countries the vast amount of researches has been conducted on this issue. More researches are needed to investigate the nature of theses stressors for college students and which stressors are most prevalent in college lives. However these researches are not applicable in Pakistan due to cultural, economic, and educational variations. The main objective of current research work was to study the sources of stress among college students. The research used to determine the major sources of stress among college students and also find out the most prevalent stressor in college life and study the nature of these stressors. The Taylor manifest anxiety scale was used Anxiety scale was originally designed by Taylor (1895-1953). The scale is used to identify subjects with high and low anxiety level. In order to study the affects...
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...IMPACT OF ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG THE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS OF AMET UNIVERSITY – AN ANALYSIS Dr.D.Rajasekar ABSTRACT The study examined the “Impact of academic stress among the management students. Stress management encompasses techniques to equip a person with effective coping mechanisms for dealing with physiological stress. Students have different expectations, goals, and values that they want to fulfill, which is only possible if the students are integrated with that of the institution. The objective of the study is use to find out the present level of stress, source of stress and stress management techniques that would be useful for management students. The study takes into account various criteria like physical, psychological, individual, demographical and environmental factors of stress among the management students. The sample comprises of 100 students of AMET Business School, AMET University. Data was collected through structured academic stress questionnaire by using convenient sampling method. Keywords: Stress, Academic Stress, Student stress; Stress among management students. INTRODUCTION The education sector in India is evolving, led by the emergence of new niche sectors like vocational training, finishing schools, child-skill enhancement and e-learning. The Indian education system, considered as one of the largest in the world, is divided into two major segments of core and non-core businesses. While, schools and higher education for the core group, the...
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...Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, stress is defined as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation. More than two-thirds of Americans are willing to look for help with stress management (APA Survey 2004). What are the major sources of stress and the ultimate techniques to help reduce one’s stress level? The study by Ross, Shannon and colleagues in 1999 helped bring better understanding about sources of stress among 100 students at a Midwestern university and hoped to be the first step for creating stress management programs appropriate for college students. College students face many attributes that would cause one to become stressed. Not only will they need to adapt to their new surroundings, fellow students, and professors, but also realizing that they are now out of their comfort zone. A student going to an out-of-state university, leaving behind friends and families is a stressor for students. Class schedules and assignments to be completed and turned into to the professor for grading is not what some students are accustomed to when in high school. The unfamiliar school setting that a student is familiar with is now just part of their past. They are now in entering the world of adulthood. Better Understanding of Stress According to the American Psychological Association Survey 2004, two-thirds of the adults in America are more likely to seek stress-related help. This survey also reported...
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...Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, stress is defined as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation. More than two-thirds of Americans are willing to look for help with stress management (APA Survey 2004). What are the major sources of stress and the ultimate techniques to help reduce one’s stress level? The study by Ross, Shannon and colleagues in 1999 helped bring better understanding about sources of stress among 100 students at a Midwestern university and hoped to be the first step for creating stress management programs appropriate for college students. College students face many attributes that would cause one to become stressed. Not only will they need to adapt to their new surroundings, fellow students, and professors, but also realizing that they are now out of their comfort zone. A student going to an out-of-state university, leaving behind friends and families is a stressor for students. Class schedules and assignments to be completed and turned into to the professor for grading is not what some students are accustomed to when in high school. The unfamiliar school setting that a student is familiar with is now just part of their past. They are now in entering the world of adulthood. Better Understanding of Stress According to the American Psychological Association Survey 2004, two-thirds of the adults in America are more likely to seek stress-related help. This survey also reported...
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...Nowadays stress is one of the most know words. Since many years ago, the effects of stress are still being present in our daily life, causing many social problems and health diseases among young and adult people. One of the most dangerous effects is the excess of cortisone in our blood. Cortisone increases the risk of having a heart attack, your behavior, causes that you can’t sleep, and even worst get older. As a result of that situation, doctors say that cortisone is killing more people than many other diseases. Another effect of being stressed is the constant change in people’s behavior. Even if you don’t have, or have noticed it, many or most of your daily life problems are caused because of the stress. Actually, as a result of this, more young people are dying of stress effects than ever before. So, if you have been asking yourself why your behavior changes suddenly and also your school or work performance, stress could be the answer. In addition, another important problem as a result of the constantly changes in the behavior, our stress can even affect your family creating conflicts, lack of communication, fights and many others family issues, because when people get into a stressful situation their behavior change a lot and becomes violent, easily angry, and even their thoughts change in a negative way. To conclude, stress is a huge social problem in our modern and crowded cities, among young and adult people. Also this problem is affecting our families and...
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...College Student Stress Steve Cameron ENG115 Evanita Wallace-Lewis Abstract When it comes to the subject of stress, most people have encountered it in some form or fashion. Some people do not realize they are under stress but show every sign and symptom of being stressed out. Stress is a condition that can come about from a vast amount of causes and can effect everyday life. Stress can start at a very young age, depending on the situation. For college students, stress can start almost instantly, as soon as the school year starts. The main causes for a college student to stress out would be finances and academic performance; and these causes can have personal and even an economic effects. Stress is not a good condition for any one person to have because it can effect themselves, others around them, and even on a global level. Going to college is an experience that can never be forgotten. Most people go to college fresh out of high school, thinking it is going to be a fun and joyous experience, which it is; but it can also be a very stressful and a somewhat problematic time in life, also. A major cause of stress in college students has to do with finances. Most students who first enter college are just entering into a state of independence that one may never have thought they would have entered into. They may be used to their parents fully supporting them financially and getting what they need with no hassle. Most colleges have a very high cost to attend. Things that are expensive...
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...Cause and Effects: Stress on College Students College is the start of young person independence. Most high school kids going to college this maybe their first time away from home. Higher learn facilities are the first step to the career path. Academic demands, social responsibilities and psychological make-up are the major points of stress among college students. These are the some points that will be discussed in this paper. Academic demands on College Students One of the most stressful parts of college is the academic demands on students. Classes and studying for these classes cause a lot of long night and earlier mornings. This is what one author had to say about it “ Many people experience stress as they combine busy live and the demands of study and or work while trying to also save for friends and family”. As the academic demands on college students increase, their stress level raises as well. Students overload themselves the first year of college trying to stay there. Academic performance is the one thing that can make or break you in college. Students take that to heart and sometimes try to hard to get good grades. Extra academic activities can so be a cause of stress for college students. They can be over welling for students coming from high school to college. The best practice when trying to balance your academics is that less is best. Having only the classes that you need for your first year of college and not trying over extent yourself. With stressing college...
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