Stress

Stress can be defined as a set of

physiological reactions that occur
when a person suffers a state of
nervous tension, product of various
situations in the workplace or
personal: overwork, anxiety,
traumatic situations that have
lived, etc.
There are several types of stress:
  
• Normal stress: the physiological
reactions that occur in our body
in certain situations and that are
defined as stress are actually
normal, to some extent. A little
stress and anxiety can help us
face and overcome some difficult
situations.
• Pathological stress: when
stress occurs intensely for
prolonged periods, it is very
likely to cause physical and
psychological problems,
becoming a chronic and
harmful stress that can lead to
cries of crying, depression,
and various physical
conditions.
• Post-traumatic stress:
Presents after a person has
experienced some type of
frightening event, such as a
traffic accident or a natural
disaster. This type of stress
can appear in people of all
ages, but children are
particularly prone to it.
   
• Work stress: Work
stress is called a set of
harmful reactions,
emotional and physical,
which occur when the
demands in the
workplace exceed the
resources, capabilities
and / or needs of the
worker.
Academic stress in university
students.
Academic stress is defined as a
reaction of physiological,
emotional, cognitive and
behavioral activation to stimuli
and academic events.
Causes of academic stress.
Task overloads.
 Carrying out an exam.
 Exhibition of works in class.
 Excess of responsibility.
 Unpleasant physical environment.
 Limited time to do the work.
 Problems or conflicts with the tutors.
 Problems or conflicts with your
classmates.
 Compulsory work to pass the
subjects (search for necessary
material, write the work, etc.)
 The evaluations.
 The study task.
 Type of work that is asked of you.
The first consequences of stress are small things without
much importance, but to which it is advisable to be alert to
avoid that the problem continues to grow are shown below:

 Lack of concentration, intellectual fatigue, inappetence to

habitual tasks, carelessness.
 Difficulty of recovery, which produces a constant
exhaustion. It is difficult to get up in the morning.
 Descent of intellectual or physical performance,
depression, sadness.
 Sexual fatigue, descent of desire, difficulties in erection
and orgasm.
 Nervousness, excess activity, anxiety, anguish.
Impatience, irritability. The tension is discharged at the
least unimportant stimulus.
q Back and neck pains.
Stress builds up on the
muscles of the back.
CONCLUSIONS
The main causes of stress are work
overload, demand and performance,
evaluation system, course structure and
financial problems.
The main consequences of stress were:
lack of concentration, intellectual
fatigue, lack of appetite for habitual
tasks, carelessness, sexual fatigue,
sadness, decrease in intellectual or
physical performance, nervousness,
change in heart rate, blood pressure,
metabolism and physical activity .