Stress For Success Analysis

The article "Stress for Success", is about anxiety, and how to deal with it. The author's main purpose in the article, "Stress for Success", is shown in many ways. The main purpose is to tell people that anxiety, even though can be harmul, does have many benefits, and there are many ways to deal with it. To begin with, in the section Why we worry, the author tells poeple what anxiety is, and how we become more alert. In paragraph ten, the author states, "Whether fearful or anxious, the body responds similarly, explains Hope. We become more alert. Our muscles tense. Our hearts beat faster." This quote is claiming that when dealing with anxiety, it makes people come more alert, and explains the symptoms. In addition to being more alert, another way that the author's main purpose is shown is in the section …show more content…
In paragraph 17 Miller states, "I recommend starting by breathing deeply and relaxing your muscles, group by group. Deep breathing restores oxygen to the brain. " This quote tells the reader that if they are struggling, then they should take deep breathes to help. Lastly, in the section Mental turnabout, the author shows part of the main purpose by showing examples and tests that they took to see the stress level of students before and after taking a test. In paragraph 28 the author explains "In the end, students who had a stress-is-enhancing mindset (based on the results of the questionnaire they had answered earlier) showed a shift in cortisol levels. Cortisol went up in students who didn’t have much to begin with. It went down in students who had a lot. Both changes put the students at a “peak” level of stress, explains Crum... Students who had a stress-is-debilitating mindset did not experience such cortisol changes. The stress-is-enhancing students also were most likely to ask for feedback — a behavior that further improves