Stress as a Precursor of Health Problems of College Students
STRESS AS A PRECURSOR OF HEALTH PROBLEMS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
Submitted by:
Del Rosario, J. Anne Nicole D.
Garcia, Jose Mari B.
Yu, Mark Rainier C.S.
2 – BIO 6
September 26, 2011
Thesis Statement: College students who are exposed to extreme stress encounter several health risks.
Outline:
I. Introduction A. Background B. Thesis Statement
II. Health Problems of College Students Caused by Stress A. Insomnia 1. Causes 2. Effects B. Obesity 1. Causes 2. Effects C. Ulcers 1. Causes 2. Effects
III. Preventive Measures for Stress-Induced Diseases A. For Insomnia B. For Weight Gain C. For Ulcers D. For Stress in General
IV. Conclusion
V. References
I. Introduction
Beginning one’s college education means that one is expected to explore much more complex problems and issues than any student has ever encountered. Peer pressure, homework, projects, long exams, quizzes, environmental change, group activities, financial problems, and even parents are just a few things that cause college students to experience what we call stress.
What is stress? Why is it considered as one of the major problems that students nowadays inevitably deal with? Stress is defined as a physical and psychological reaction to issues and events emanating from one’s environment. It is defined either as a stimulus, a response, or an interaction.
Hans Selye, who focused on the environmental condition that produced stress, defined stress as a response with the stressor being the stimulus and stress as a response. Selye therefore considered stress as a general physical response caused by any of a number of environmental stressors.
Richard Lazarus stated that humans encounter stresses because they have high-level cognitive abilities that other animals lack. Lazarus and Susan Folkman defined stress as a “particular relationship between the
Submitted by:
Del Rosario, J. Anne Nicole D.
Garcia, Jose Mari B.
Yu, Mark Rainier C.S.
2 – BIO 6
September 26, 2011
Thesis Statement: College students who are exposed to extreme stress encounter several health risks.
Outline:
I. Introduction A. Background B. Thesis Statement
II. Health Problems of College Students Caused by Stress A. Insomnia 1. Causes 2. Effects B. Obesity 1. Causes 2. Effects C. Ulcers 1. Causes 2. Effects
III. Preventive Measures for Stress-Induced Diseases A. For Insomnia B. For Weight Gain C. For Ulcers D. For Stress in General
IV. Conclusion
V. References
I. Introduction
Beginning one’s college education means that one is expected to explore much more complex problems and issues than any student has ever encountered. Peer pressure, homework, projects, long exams, quizzes, environmental change, group activities, financial problems, and even parents are just a few things that cause college students to experience what we call stress.
What is stress? Why is it considered as one of the major problems that students nowadays inevitably deal with? Stress is defined as a physical and psychological reaction to issues and events emanating from one’s environment. It is defined either as a stimulus, a response, or an interaction.
Hans Selye, who focused on the environmental condition that produced stress, defined stress as a response with the stressor being the stimulus and stress as a response. Selye therefore considered stress as a general physical response caused by any of a number of environmental stressors.
Richard Lazarus stated that humans encounter stresses because they have high-level cognitive abilities that other animals lack. Lazarus and Susan Folkman defined stress as a “particular relationship between the
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