Causes Of Student Stress

Register to read the introduction… Pass all, fail all situations are a major source of pressure and stress ( Blazer, 2010). These kind of tests can make or break a grade. Students feel the need to study relentlessly even if they feel like they already know the material. To them there is no such thing as over prepared, they will stay up late and cram the night before the test so that they will get a good grade. In reality this cramming could be detrimental to their performance on the test. The lack of sleep and overall nervousness for the test can lead to lower scores on tests ( Blazer, 2010). Teachers can also affect students when it comes to these tests because teachers are often evaluated on these tests. The extra pressure from teachers can lead to even more test anxiety for the student that there was before and studies have shown that between 55 and 61 percent of students reported being affected by test anxiety (Blazer, …show more content…
Effects like behavioral problems, delinquency, drug use, anxiety, cheating, and clinical depression (Weissbourd, 2011). All of the previous causes have led students to believe that the only things that are important in life are good grades and that good grades are the only way to be successful in life. So when students don’t meet these standards the pressure can drive them to extremes. Stressed students are more likely to cheat (Palmer, 2005). The most common kinds are group work when they have been instructed to work as individuals and the copying of homework assignments (Palmer, 2005). Its not that these students have no morals or integrity its just that they are stretched to their limits and working the system to keep up with their normal standard of excellence. Stressed students have been known to experiment with drugs ( Blazer, 2010).Many students use caffeine to stay awake in order to finish homework or to study others also use illegal stimulants. When a straight A student starts to fall down the spiral and it is extremely easy for them to give up and become clinically depressed. All they know in life is getting good grades and that is all that they have learned to care about. So when that slips from their grasps it seems to them that they have already failed at life this young and have nothing left to live for because this is all that they have known (Weissbourd, …show more content…
The optimum amount of sleep to get is eight to nine hours each night. “As schedules get busier, students of all ages are finding themselves habitually sleep-deprived” (Blazer, 2010 pg. 3). It was reported that on average students were only receiving 6.8 hours of sleep on a daily basis, over time this can become detrimental (Blazer, 2010). Stressed students also have a tendency to become socially withdrawn. This is not at all surprising seeing as how students have had to give up sports and other activities in order to keep up with school. A social life requires even more time to maintain. When confronted with massive amounts of stress they are most likely to become withdrawn from family and friends, they choose to spend time alone and drop social activities (Blazer, 2010). They can become irritable and experience mood swings or an inability to control their emotions. Girls have a tendency to become quieter and introspective when confronted with stress while boys have a tendency to become more violent (Blazer, 2010). Boys also presented to have a higher tendency for chronic anxiety while girls are more prone to episodic anxiety (Blazer,