The definition of stress consist of, “A specific response from the body to a stimulus , a fear or a pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism” (dictionary.com). When it comes to humans it is easy to say that at every stage of life they will stress over something or another. The only difference is that our stresses change and can become bigger and how we handle them changes. For example, a six-year-old girl may stress over what bow to put in her hair, and how she will handle it could consist of her dramatically crying. If you looked at a teenager they may say their biggest stress at the moment is school, they may stress about their grades and getting into college, and may handle it by staying
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With all the biological changes such as hormones, puberty, peer power, trying to find ones identity, along with stresses such as school, friendships, jobs, relationships and not seeing eye to eye with your parents it can be a very rough time for some teenagers. One study stated that millennial are the most stressed generation along with being the generation that struggles the most with how to handle stress (smith). Another study consisting of 124 adolescents showed that when asked what stresses the teenagers out 55% stated school was their main stress, 15% stated their main stress was family, 9% said their social life was their main stressor and 8% said they felt their main stress was feeling like they did not have enough time to do everything that needed to be done (Beacom). Another study done in 1986 focusing on a Minnesota high school revealed that 39% of students suffered from mild to severe depression (walker). With research conducted on how adolescents handle stress it was said it is best to slow down and think about everything, exercise, sleep and eat and lastly, actually state what the stressor is (pamf.org). A study done at Hopkins even stated that teenagers actually stress out more and more quickly than adults because their frontal cortex is not fully developed, with it not being fully developed your frontal cortex is unable to help a teen stay calm and have the ability to call off unnecessary stress (McNeely, &
With all the biological changes such as hormones, puberty, peer power, trying to find ones identity, along with stresses such as school, friendships, jobs, relationships and not seeing eye to eye with your parents it can be a very rough time for some teenagers. One study stated that millennial are the most stressed generation along with being the generation that struggles the most with how to handle stress (smith). Another study consisting of 124 adolescents showed that when asked what stresses the teenagers out 55% stated school was their main stress, 15% stated their main stress was family, 9% said their social life was their main stressor and 8% said they felt their main stress was feeling like they did not have enough time to do everything that needed to be done (Beacom). Another study done in 1986 focusing on a Minnesota high school revealed that 39% of students suffered from mild to severe depression (walker). With research conducted on how adolescents handle stress it was said it is best to slow down and think about everything, exercise, sleep and eat and lastly, actually state what the stressor is (pamf.org). A study done at Hopkins even stated that teenagers actually stress out more and more quickly than adults because their frontal cortex is not fully developed, with it not being fully developed your frontal cortex is unable to help a teen stay calm and have the ability to call off unnecessary stress (McNeely, &