Preview

Current Stressors

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
347 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Current Stressors
What are your current stressors? Identify your top three and place them in order of most stressful to least. Describe your plan to deal with these top three stressors. Be specific.
Current stressors: money, finding time to study, finding time to spend with my son.
How do I plan to not stress about money, well I am very grateful it is tax season again. The money that I am receiving from my taxes, and the money from my loans for school, I am using it to pay off my bills. Right now, I am borrowing money from my son’s father. It is very difficult for me because I do not like borrowing money from anyone. Borrowing is something I have do adapt to right now, thanks Darwin.
Finding time to study is tough, with a twenty-month old running around. I wish I could freeze time and just play with him! Sometimes, it is so hard to focus and I lose my time to study. I have started going other places to study. I am taking my teachers’ advice and picking up my books and going to the library, or I will lock myself in my room and turn on the television to drown out the noise of everyone around me. So far it has worked. I hope it continues.
Trying to find time to spend with my son is really hard for me. I want to play with him all the time, ignore my books and wake up the next day refreshed with everything embedded into my memory for what I am supposed to know. I have come up with some ideas for spending time with my son and being able to study at the same time. I am starting to teach him the different domains in microbiology, about diversity in the nursing field, how to change sheets for when he is older. Applying what I am learning while spending time with him is great. He will be the only twenty-month old who can miter a corner and describe three different types of

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Describe the strategies you can employ to reduce your stress while you pursue your goals.…

    • 567 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Schedule breaks for yourself. While it is important to study, it is just as important to remember to take breaks during these study sessions. Make sure you are taking, at least, a ten minute break for each hour of studying. Create a schedule that you can stay with.…

    • 493 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Which of the two general causes of stress, worker characteristics and working conditions, is the most significant in your job? How can you control or manage it?…

    • 594 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    ACC 407 Week 3 Assignment

    • 430 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Make sure you schedule dedicated study time every day. Even though you may find other things to do, make sure to find time to study. Promise yourself that you will study for one hour each day. If you feel confident in your understanding of the subject, you should still use that time to study. This smart habit will help you to stay focused when your workload gets heavier later in your college career.…

    • 430 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    I start planning and managing my hours at work. I try to pay something on my bills so I want fall behind. Every time I have extra money I apply it to bills so my wife will never have to worry about anything. I than start counting keeping an estimate amount on my son’s items so I know when exactly he needs something.…

    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Identify at least five stress management techniques you would use, or like to use as a counselor. Why you would use it, how you would use it, and, when you would use it.…

    • 176 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    3. Currently, what are some things you do to cope with stress (good or bad)? List the various things you believe you do to cope with stress. Beside each thing, specify whether it is a good or bad coping strategy.…

    • 667 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    1. Recognize the stressor: You need to know the issue causing you stress or identify what needs to be done to help with the stressor…

    • 154 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Discussion Questions

    • 2289 Words
    • 10 Pages

    • Which type of stressor (physiological, sociological, psychological, or philosophical) do you think is most common among most people? Which do you think is the most detrimental or has the potential for creating the most stress for most people? Explain.…

    • 2289 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    To begin with, adding extra study time proved unsuccessful because I would have a hard time focusing because it wasn't something I was in the mood to do, as it was a punishment. As for taking my laptop away, I had a hard time with that as well because I have to do work with it, which would just make me even more unproductive than I had been when I started. After those did not work I decided to turn my focus to the reinforcements.…

    • 526 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Refer to Ch. 16 of Your College Experience to identify at least three areas of stress in your life. List these in the first column in the table below. In the second column, identify stress management best practices or techniques you can use to address the stressors you listed in the first column. Briefly indicate how you will use that best practice.…

    • 268 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Four Major Stressors

    • 1746 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Identify four major ongoing stressors in your life. In my everyday life I am encountered with different stimuli that end up becoming stressors. Four of the many stressors that I consider to be major are school, work, communication, and time. I consider school to be a main stressor for me because it is I big part of my life where I am required to manage my time wisely. There is a lot of homework to be done, different assignments with the same deadline, and having to assist my son with his school homework too.…

    • 1746 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Set a positive mood for my studies, and schedule a productive time to study, find a less distracting space. Discuss a designated study time with my family, and create a schedule for my children. Keep my study environment uncluttered so that I can find my resources and remain focused. Eliminate distractions that may temp me to procrastinate like cell phones and etc.…

    • 703 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    I think finances and not having a job has a big part in the stress that I feel right now, I get a headache sometimes just thinking about it. One way I de-stress is by filling out applications for employment and looking on craigslist for cleaning jobs. I know my stress will diminish a lot once my student aid gets here and I can finish purchasing the items that I need for school and be a little more financially stable on my own.…

    • 397 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    causes and effects of stress

    • 3464 Words
    • 14 Pages

    1. Recognize stress. Obviously, some stress is good for us — it adds interest, excitement and motivation to life, in the right balance.[1] It is when the level of stress in your life causes you to put up with(chịu đựng, kiên nhẫn chịu đựng; tha thứ) things that are harming or distressing(làm lo âu, làm lo lắng) you constantly that you risk sliding into (rơi vào, sa ngã )being too stressed. You could be too stressed if:…

    • 3464 Words
    • 14 Pages
    Good Essays

Related Topics