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    This document discusses ways for college students to reduce stress from their studies. It identifies common sources of stress like assignments, exams, personal problems, and difficult classes or professors. Both positive and negative stress are described, with negative or distress stress having potential psychological impacts if not managed. Signs of stress include physical, emotional, and behavioral changes. The document then recommends the ABCD approach to reducing stress: (A) get organized and schedule time for studying, (B) exercise regularly, (C) eat healthy and sleep enough, and (D) find social support from family and friends. Following these easy steps can help students improve their habits and health while facing less worry.

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    This document discusses ways for college students to reduce stress from their studies. It identifies common sources of stress like assignments, exams, personal problems, and difficult classes or professors. Both positive and negative stress are described, with negative or distress stress having potential psychological impacts if not managed. Signs of stress include physical, emotional, and behavioral changes. The document then recommends the ABCD approach to reducing stress: (A) get organized and schedule time for studying, (B) exercise regularly, (C) eat healthy and sleep enough, and (D) find social support from family and friends. Following these easy steps can help students improve their habits and health while facing less worry.

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    Estrella, Bea Camille A.

    PSY 2Y1-2

    Studying Can Be Less Stressful

    I guess we are all familiar about what stress is. It’s a serious matter, especially for
    college students like us. So what gives you stress? Dami! Work. My boss! Bills. Love life. So
    goes the TV commercial of Stresstabs which gave me the idea of constructing this speech.
    Then the thought came to my mind: What are the things about school that gives us pressure?
    How do we lessen or overcome these things without having to take Stresstabs?
    Being in college, we can expect to get battered by the activities, projects, assignments,
    quizzes, exams and all other requirements. Things get even more complicated when we hardly
    have the control over the different situations in school. Such situations may include having
    subjects which we find hard to deal with; having classmates whom we find difficult to get along
    with; or having professors whom we find hard to understand. Other things which contribute to
    our burden in studying are our personal problems. These might be financial problems, health
    problems, personal family problems, or death of relevant persons in our lives.
    Stress can either be positive or negative. Positive stress or eustress results from the
    positive events in our lives. Negative stress or the all too familiar distress can be experienced
    due to occurrence of unpleasant situations. For example, you have seen that the result of your
    preliminary examination in math is 110 over 120. You can get eustress and be motivated to
    continue doing the good work. Then anxiety will follow. You will ask yourself if you would be
    able to maintain the high grade. That is the moment you get distress which might eventually
    cause psychological dysfunction. But, you can fight distress. Later, I’ll tell you how.
    I have told you that stress is a serious matter, right? I mean it is not something which we
    can just ignore. I also told you that distress might eventually cause psychological dysfunction.
    But how can you actually say that you are stressed? You might experience unusual physical
    reactions to life situations such as aches and pains, diarrhea or constipation, nausea, dizziness,
    chest pain, rapid heartbeat, or even frequent colds. Your emotional reactions may also vary as
    moodiness, irritability or short temper, agitation, inability to relax, feeling overwhelmed, sense of
    loneliness and isolation, and depression or general unhappiness. You might also notice some
    behavioral changes such as eating more or less, sleeping too much or too little, isolating
    yourself from others, procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities, using alcohol, cigarettes or
    drugs to relax, or the nervous habits such as nail biting and pacing.
    Now, I’ll tell you the easiest way to maintain good health and keep your sanity. It’s just
    as easy as ABCD. First, and the most important, you need to get organized. Create your space.
    Find a place in your room where you can keep everything you need, focus, and get things done.
    Create a schedule and use it! When planning your schedule, be sure you allow yourself the time
    you need to study and get work done. Avoid common pitfalls and focus on your priorities.
    Second, the very common, have a regular exercise. Walk when you can. Campus life often
    offers options for walking, and you should take full advantage of them! Try yoga or even a
    simple relaxing exercise in the morning or before bed will do. Next, take good care of your body.
    Eat right and get enough sleep. Remember that a healthy body will also keep your mind healthy.
    Lastly, you need to find support. What kind of support? This would be your family and friends.
    Stay connected with them. And when you feel like really giving up, lean on them.
    The steps are way too easy huh? Try it. And you might surprisingly improve your study
    habits. If you are able to manage your school stress, you’ll be able to obtain better grades, keep
    your mind and your body as healthy as can be, and live life with less worry. So start kicking
    stress out of your life and feel easy to do the things you long to do.

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