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Definition of stress: Stress is a person's physiological response to an outside stimulus that triggers the 'fight-or-flight' reaction. Recent research shows that stress is one of the major causes of all illnesses. Stress Relief News -- with tips, tricks and advices -- is meant to provide stress management information to effectively deal with stress. Stress management involves setting limits and saying 'No' to some demands that others make. Although several stress relief products exist, often simple natural stress relief techniques are enough to improve situation.
Worry less: Reduction of daily tasks can be a fine stress reliever: With our busy lifestyles, time management often helps to control stress. Setting priorities reduces enxiety, becoming more organised reduces clutter, 'to do' list of tasks gives a sense of control and accomplishment.
Positive stress: In its positive aspect, stress can help you focus, perform and reach peak efficiency. Many people do their best work when under pressure. When the challenge has been met, they take the time to relax and enjoy their achievements - this allows them to build up the physical and emotional reserves to meet the next challenge.
It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
- Hans Selye
Stress: we all have some stress in our lives, some of us have more, some of us have less stress. But if stress is allowed to overtake our lives then serious implications can result.
- Catherine Pulsifer
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Tips for examination stress - Strategies for parents to help students
How to study? Research suggests that study is best split into chunks of 30-40 minutes with a 5-10 minute break in between. At the end of 3-4 sessions, students should have half an hour off, with a longer break for lunch and dinner. Students should allow time to unwind between work and bed, stopping work at least an hour before they go to bed. --- Exercise: As little as 10-20 minutes a day spent walking, cycling, or at the gym can make a huge difference. Exercise raise the level of mood-enhancing neurotransmitters in the brain, cut down muscle tension, improve sleep and decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
by timesonline ::: 2008-05-30
Teens as busy as adults: study in Canada
A study, by Statistics Canada, revealed when it comes to work, teens take on as much as adults, spending on average 50 hours a week on paid and unpaid work. Students spend 9.2 hours a day on school-related activities, employment and housework, while they spend 3.5 hours doing so on Saturday and Sunday. The study surveyed students aged 16 to 19 and found 16% of students considered themselves workaholics, 39% felt a constant pressure to complete tasks and 64% have cut back on sleep to meet their commitments.
by trurodaily ::: 2007-05-28
How-To destress: Relieve stress in light of finals
(1) Find a way to shut your brain off for awhile: Meditation may be too much of an "earthy" word for some, but you've got to give brain a rest. Take time out of your day to indulge in a hobby such as knitting or video games. (2) Naps are your friend: The body starts to slow down in the afternoon before picking up again for the evening. If you are tired, take a 20-minute power nap. Napping relieves stress, and improves alertness and cognitive functions. (3) Physical activity: give your brain a chance to rest and help your body dispose of toxins accumulating around muscles that stress accelerates.
by thecampuspress ::: 2007-05-01
Children Under Stress Develop More Fevers
Children whose parents are under ongoing stress have more fevers with illness than other children. Published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, the study also shows the unanticipated conclusion that children's natural killer cell function, part of the immune system, increases under chronic stress, unlike adults, whose function is decreased. "Once we understand these connections we can design interventions that lower family stress, or help families to better manage stress in their interactions, and lead to healthier kids."
by sciencedaily ::: 2007-03-07
Will Reducing Homework Ease Student Stress
Alarmed by indicators of student stress like cheating and substance abuse, a handful of schools are reducing an education staple: homework. Oak Knoll Elementary has mostly banned homework. For two decades teachers have been under pressure to raise academic standards and test scores, but many are now questioning the value of burying students in homework. The changes have come as a study found high school students benefit tremendously from homework. In middle school homework was still found to be beneficial. But on the elementary school level, the study found homework had no effect on students.
by cbsnews ::: 2007-02-28
Students Stave Off Exam Stress With Snacks
The pressing specter of exams has effects on the body that go beyond sweaty palms. "The psychological stress of finals can result in significant alterations in eating, sleeping, and exercise patterns, which closely mimic what are thought of as more ‘physiologic’ stress patterns, such as starvation, illness, or infectious diseases," says Christopher Duggan. Such stress patterns can lead to either a lowered appetite or an increase in food consumption "as a response to the psychological stress of exams." Simple discipline remains a key weapon against upticks in eating.
by thecrimson ::: 2007-01-25
Uncontrolled parental stress can damage children
Stress is an emotional response to the perception that the demands exceed the personal resources - life events become overpowering. During stressful times, most of us have a tendency to lash out, and our loved ones - particularly our children - often get the brunt of our emotions. It is not easy to put aside worry or stress in order to give our full attention to the family. Kids are the easiest to ignore since they are easily entertained by the tv. They are the easiest target for our pent-up emotions because they don’t fight back, can’t escape, and become convinced that they did something to create our bad moods.
by rapidcityjournal ::: 2007-01-18
Reducing Family Stress - quality time is often left over time
Every family member is affected by the stress of the society in which we live. The truth is that we do live with stress that is destroying the very life that we need to help us function on a daily basis. This high-pressure living does have devastating effects on all of us and on our children. We end up giving them the so called "quality time" which is a euphemism for left over time. The fact is that many parents have good intentions but because of the of their busy schedules many families spend very little time together. Our children are not getting the attention and guidance at home.
by caymannetnews ::: 2007-01-14