...CAUSES AND EFFECTS Determining Causes and Effects Lila Thompson Rodney L. Baker ENG 115 English Composition May 22, 2016 CAUSES AND EFFECTS My research on determining the cause and effects of stress on college students is complied at the request of the President of Strayer University. The purpose of presenting this research paper to senior administration is to help students have a more positive college experience. College is a new and exciting time, but it can be overwhelming. Among all of the new experiences, learning, and growing opportunities available in college environment, many may lead to unhealthy levels of stress which hinder students’ abilities to socialize and to achieve their academic goals. Recognizing the source of stress is important in preventing it from becoming unmanageable or debilitating. There are several reasons why students are stressed out in college, therefore this research paper seeks to explain the major causes and effects of stress on college students, the economic effects of the cause, and the effects on people. What is Stress? Stress is the body’s reaction to a challenge. Though stress is often perceived as bad, it can actually be good in some respects. The right kind of stress can sharpen the mind and reflexes. It might be able to help the body perform, or help us escape a dangerous situation. Stress produces a physiological reaction in our body. Hormones are released, which result in physical manifestations of stress. These can include slowed...
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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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...Assignment 3.1: Determining Causes and Effects – Revised Version Pacience Jordan February 16, 2016 Professor Roger Fontana English 115 Determining Causes and Effects – College Stress There are many different things that seem to cause stress on college students. College students do not seem to get a break from the workload. Even when they are not physically doing the work it still happens to be on their mind. Many college students have to battle with work, school, and even children at home. It may seem like it isn’t a lot to deal with but it can be very stressful. Increased Responsibility and Independence During college change is a very big factor in a freshman’s life. Deal with change for many people can be very difficult. For many people leaving home and going to college is a sign that they are now on their own. They are now adults and have to make decisions for themselves to better their future. Being faced with making very important decision that could affect the rest of your life can be stressful. Overachieving Other college students are stress out because simply because they are being pushed by their parents to be the best that they can be. They are pushed to get into the finest schools so they acquire the best career. Even though it is not a bad way of thinking it can cause a boat load of stress. Students seem to take on more than they...
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...Determining Cause and Effect 3.3 Revision version Tracy Bass Professor Patricia Hoerr English 115 “The American Dream” primarily consists of homeownership, raising a family comfortably and investing in the future. To most, obtaining a college degree is viewed as a gateway to “the American Dream”. With a college education being the gateway, that many set out to get a college degree. However, it is not an easy task to achieve and does not come without its fair share of stress. The primary stress in the lives of today’s college students is caused by academic pressures, financial issues and their social lives. The major cause stress in college is the academic demands, particularly during the first year. It’s no secret that many college students spend most of their time on campus stressed out. Balancing classes, tests, projects, extra-curricular activities and work is enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed (Driscoll, 2011). The workload of the freshman college student is a drastic change from the workload they experienced while in high school. The radical shift causes major distress for the students. Freshman students experience problems dealing with the academic independence of setting their class schedules and studying times. The stress is extended further as students have to deal with studying harder and for longer hours to prepare for rigorous exams. In addition, the students have to adjust to new and more precise writing styles and expectations required of college professors...
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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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...October 2014 Stress: In Collegiate Student Athletes Most students who graduate high school go on to continue their education at a College or University. Students who are talented enough also play at sport at their college. With the overwhelming workload that student athletes face in college, along with their commitment to sports can cause an immense amount of stress in their life. Stress is an emotional or mental strain put on the body and mind from demanding circumstances. As opposed to the traditional college student, student athletes have more pressure on them. About 400,000 student athletes participate in athletic games each year, and thousands receive scholarships to do so (Stern). Setting aside the stress that every student already faces when transitioning from high school to college, being a collegiate athlete on top of that just makes it more difficult. Stress is so powerful, it can become the sole thing that can cause an athlete to quit their sport, causing them to lose their scholarship or even drop out of school. Several occasions an athlete’s performance is negatively affected by the stress that is put on them. Being relied on heavily by their school, parents’ expectations to succeed in school, and by coaches and teammates to perform well in their sport, can be too much on a student athlete. All the stress that the students face also has proven to be very unhealthy. Most people also do not realize that student athletes in college have a greater...
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...Analysis of Stress Management amongst Students Bipin Singh Bagari SIMS Rashmi Shankar SIMS Vishal Taneja SIMS Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies Symbiosis International University, Pune, India Abstract Stress is a growing concern amongst students. Signs of fatigue, frustration, negative mindset are very much evident. Its effects, if ignored, could be absolutely disastrous. Stress management is needed to be taught for the benefit of students who are striving really hard to manage good scores and grades, compromising on other important aspects of their lives like hobbies, exercise, socializing etc. A questionnaire was framed for data collection and analysis, and was distributed among 100 students undergoing graduation or post-graduation courses. Forgoing in view, the nature of the research study was kept descriptive and exploratory, which helped in identifying causes for potential stress and how they created a significant effect on academic performance. Results highlighted the fact...
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...literature and studies from other researches relevant to the present study. Related Literature Many researches have been conducted to know what stress is all about and its effects to human if it exceeds beyond our control. Selye as cited by Berry (1997) defined stress in physiological terms as a non-specific or generalized bodily response. This response results when any demand is made on the body, whether it is an environment condition that we must survive or a demand that we make ourselves in order to accomplish a personal goal. Selye distinguished between two forms of stress. Distress is the response to negative events and eustress (euphoria) is the response to positive events. Stress is good and will motivate people to succeed, but too much stress can affect one’s performance (http://www.chow.com). Greener as cited by de Jesus (2010:p.22) opined that most people can cope with and even need a certain amount of stress to perform to the peak of their ability but when demands for dealing with it outstrip resources, strength or time, it becomes dangerous. Feldman (2005) said that stress is a normal part of life and not a necessary a bad part of life. However, it is also clear that too much stress can take a toll on both physical and psychological health. According to Stuthers (2000), stress is what people feel when they are worried or uncomfortable about something. This worry in the mind can make the body feel bad. They may feel angry...
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...Group Outline General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform our audience that stress is a consistent problem amongst Purdue students, the dangers of stress, and how to cope with stress. Thesis Statement: Right now, the factors of stress play a big role at Purdue University and causes stress to a majority of the student population. Many students spend hours upon hours doing homework and studying for exams. The rigorous curriculum, demanding social life, and psychological issues create an environment that causes students to experience extreme stress. Providing tips and advice on how to deal with stress could potentially help solve the problem of stress on Purdue University campus. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: Palo Alto, California is home to one of the most prestigious and competitive school districts in the country, which is located near Stanford University. The school district is made up of twelve primary schools, three middle schools and two high schools. Since 2009, there have been 4 reported student suicides due to the intense school environment and rigorous workload. The domino effect of suicides started in particular with high schooler Jean-Paul Blanchard. Jean-Paul was known for his kindness, compassion, and social skills. He worked hard to keep a balance between school work, his social life, and mental health but it became too much for him to handle. He needed a break and had trouble finding a proper escape, which caused him to jump in front of...
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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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...The Causes and Effects of Stress for College Students In this generation, college students feel stressful and do not have enough energy to focus on their study. Sometimes they have too much homework and not having good relationship with friends or parents are reasons why they get stressful. Moreover, the stress will let them get health problems and attitude problems. Students having too much homework and not having good relationship are the reason why they feel stressful. First, students are worried about how to finish their homework. When they get much homework or homework is so hard, they may not want to finish until due day. Therefore, students get much stress. Secondly, college students have so many kind of relationships, and they want to keep those good. However, it is not easy to keep relationship have good situation because so many reasons effect relationship. For example, some students have good relationship with parents, and some students do not. When they do not have good relationship with people, students will get stress. Sometimes when students get too much stress, they may have health problems and attitude problems. Firstly, students may have problems on health. For example, they do not have energy to focus on their study. Secondly, when they get sick, students cannot study. Study will delay, therefore, students’ study attitude will change and become lazy. Moreover, stress will cause students health problems and attitude problems. Finally...
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...Stress Tolerance People define stress in many different ways. There are also various reasons why people get stressed out. The time a person is in college is proven to be one of the most stressful eras in someone’s life. A study was done in 2009 concerning the cause and effects of stress. “The purpose of this study was to identify lifestyle habits and coping strategies that may be significantly associated with high or low stress tolerance among millennial college students.”(pg.362) There were different methods the professors used to test their purpose. Some of the stated causes of stress on college students were moving away from home, finding your identity, making new friends, and being in a new environment. Stress can be a major issue for a college student. When dealing with “academic, social, and personal changes” (pg.362), college student may get discouraged and become stressed. College students have pressure put on them to do well and adjust quickly. Whether it is from a professor or a parent, there is still an expectation to do well. Another stress causing aspect is the fact that your parents/guardians are no longer supervising every move you make. This can cause lots of stress, especially if you are used to someone making you do your schoolwork or forcing you to study. Some students get to college and have a hard time adjusting to all the freedom they have. In the study, they inability to cope with stress showed to harmfully impact health behaviors. This...
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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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...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, and it's a stressful period....
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...For my research paper my topic is Stress in Schools, but how stress in schools are related to Adderall. When thinking of the problems that warrant this topic I think of the death, dropout, and addiction rates. Due to school stress most students turn to drugs such as the “study drug” known as Adderall many students use this drug in order to focus more and get better grades. I have described what Adderall is and each of my research questions as the heading using primary and secondary sources along with my findings. What is Adderall According to an article What Is Adderall (Adderall XR) from Everyday Health, Adderall is the brand name of a prescription medication used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults and narcolepsy....
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