Stress And Academic Achievement Between Blue Ribbon Schools Vs. Non Purple Ribbon School

Stress is a psychological term that occurs when an individual perceives that environmental demands exceed his or her adaptive capacity.

Our book describes stress as “any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one’s well-being and tax one’s coping ability” (Weiten, 2014). Stress is not necessarily a traumatic, life destroying event. It can be as simple a small change in one’s daily schedule. People will have multiple stresses throughout their lifetime. Some will be little and daily, but overtime these add up and can affect you in many ways. Stress can be positive or negative and can take many forms; a few being frustration, internal conflict, change, and pressure. All of which make almost a daily appearance in my life (Weiten, 2014).

Psychology started looking at stress from a behavioural point of view. However, as it developed it started taking into account other perspectives. This essay will focus on the perceptions of stress. Also, it will discuss how stress models have changed throughout history including various examples and considering influences it has today.

Stress is described as a psychological and psychological and physical strain or tension generated by physical, emotional, social, economical or occupation circumstances, events, or experience that are difficult to manage or endure (Andrew M. Colman, 2015). Stress can affect all aspects of your life, which include your emotional, behaviours thinking ability, and psychical health (webmd, 2016). More than one in five Australian have reported mental health issue as a source of stress (psychology, 2014).

Stress is a steady component of American society. Being stressed has become part of normal conversations and an ideology that stress often constitutes hard work. The long term effects of stress in our bodies

Many believe that stress is a simple problem, however it is often misunderstood and more complex than they believe (p. 181, Griffin & Moorhead, 2014). Stress is the physiological and psychological response to excessive and usually unpleasant stimulation as well as threatening events in the environment (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). Stress appears in silent and subtle ways but this negative response affects millions of employees in all levels of all types of jobs (p. 284, Schultz and Schultz, 2010). If identified

Stress is a very popular concept about which there is still a lot of controversy. '' Stress as an adaptive response, moderated by individual differences, that is a consequence of any action, situation, or event that places special demands on a person '' (Ivancevich, page 214). We say that a person is subjected to a stress situation when he has to face environmental demands that exceed his resources, so that the subject perceives that he cannot give them an effective response, which causes an increase in the activation of the organism. However, stress is not always a bad thing, since in many cases the stress response puts a number of exceptional resources at the disposal of the person, fostering a better perception of the situation, a better search for solutions and a better selection of answers to deal with the situation that has caused it.

The article is in favour of the fact that stress is unavoidable and should be confronted. This article is not research directed or has a purpose in determining whether or not stress is prevalent in life and if there is a way of dealing with it. This article leans towards the idea that yes, stress is inevitable, and yes, there are proven ways of coping with it. The second weakness of the article is the fact that quantitative evidence is not present in the article. Without actual data, it is hard for the reader to picture the facts. Facts that show the success of these methods or figures showing decreased levels of stress when using these methods would make the arguments more

Pressure is part and parcel of all work and helps to keep one motivated. But excessive pressure can lead to stress, which undermines performance, is costly to employers and can make people ill. Stress is ubiquitous and has become an integral part of everyday living, an unavoidable consequence of modern living. Stress is a condition of strain that has a direct bearing on emotions, thought process and physical conditions of a person.

Pope (2005) portrays stress as the perceived shortcomings between the requirements and the accessibility of resources to match those needs. Stress is a feeling that affects people of all ages. Stress affects people in a great array of ways, which include emotionally, physically, and mentally (Rollin, Arnold, Solomon, Rubin, & Holland, 2003). Even kids are able to experience stress at a youthful age. Rollin et al. (2003) stated that during times of extreme and uncontrollable stress individuals, especially children, react with symptoms of anxiety, withdrawal, hostility, poor managing skills, drug and/or alcohol use and abuse, and physical

Building on this, the present study wants to investigate Hypothesis one; there will be a positive correlation between Perfectionisms all three subscales (self-orientation, other-orientated & socially prescribed) and also be a predictor for Perceived stress, hypothesis two; there will be a positive correlation between Perfectionism all three sub scales (self-orientation, other-orientated & socially prescribed) and also be a predictor for Life

      Stress is an ongoing dilemma that occurs in each and everyone’s life. It is a factor that is undoubtedly a part of daily living. Due to the trivial problems that occur in people’s daily lives massive amounts of stress can arise. People perceive and manage stress in many different ways. The causes and effects of stress are numerous and one’s ability to manage stress is vital in maintaining healthy living.

As a student at a high-achieving middle school school where high grades and academic excellence are stressed, I often feel pressure to exceed standards set for my level of education. There are many nights, as an eighth grader, that I have pulled all-nighters not because I wasn’t done with a project, but because I wanted it to stand out. For me, finishing a project isn’t enough, I feel pressure to do better than my classmates. After I finish it I have to proofread it several times and I usually find many things that could be fixed. This leads me to stay up in the wee hours of the morning fixing everything I could possibly get downgraded for. Usually the next day, I am extremely fatigued and it is difficult to pay attention and learn in class. Many other students at my school and worldwide experience similar situations. In today’s society being “good” at something is not enough. We strive to be better than everyone else at what we do. While this is sometimes a good thing, it is having a negative effect on schoolchildren. Parents need to stop putting so much academic pressure on kids because it is damaging their children. Pressure from school can cause depression, lead to cheating, and force kids to grow up too fast.

    Stress today can be described as "that which disturbs a person's mental and physical well-being" (Morrison 1).  Common symptoms of stress include chronic fatigue, changes in appetite, drug and/or alcohol abuse,  difficulty sleeping, body aches, and changes in emotions (Cooper 1-2).  And although stress is something that is inevitable, it can be controlled.  Just about everything we do today creates stress, both good and bad.  In the face paced and technological world we live in, stress management is key to survival as well as sanity.

Stress has become a major epidemic for Americans. What is Stress? Stress is the “state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances”. “The survey results seem to tie in with what research shows, that 43 percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress. Given the potential health complications related to stress, it is fair to say stress certainly is a health problem in America.” (APA, 2006)