Essay On The Effects Of Stress On High School Students

Reality of a High School Student High School is meant to be an enjoyable part of life. It is a time to meet new people and discover the person you may be become. There are so many open doors and possibilities, the choices are endless. But, what is high school really for? Most students today would say to prepare me for college. Teachers would say their job is to get kids ready for the future. We’re always moving forward, and sometimes forget to live in the present. All this getting ready for the future contains some huge decisions and preparing; it’s not something to prepare for the night before it’s due. Today, there is an abundance of pressure being placed on students, and this stress, no matter how dangerous it could become, is ignored due to the importance of the future. Stress has been around since the dawn of time. In 1920, researcher Hans Selye identified stress as a, “non-specific strain on the body caused by irregularities in normal body functions.” Stress is caused by certain stressors that make the body secrete different hormones that cause a variety of reactions. Some of these reactions can impact the body and your personal health. In order to …show more content…
Jonathan Abramowitz, clinical psychologist, states “It 's hard enough for anyone to really explain why they do certain things, like procrastinating. Give a kid any excuse — it may or may not have anything to do with stress (Jayson, 2014).” While it is true, some students do procrastinate and are lazy, it is unfair for professionals to classify all teens into one category. Despite what the clinical definition for stress says, it is impossible to diagnose and define someone based directly off of a few sentences. Every person is different and conditions change. For example, what may have been stressful for students ten years ago is not stressful in today’s day and