Pressure in University
Introduction
In this assignment I am going to outline the causes of pressure in the university, its effects and how to cope with it (pressure).
To begin with, it is necessary that the meaning of the Words University and pressure are defined.
According to the paperback oxford English dictionary (sixth edition), university is defined as a high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.
The paperback oxford English dictionary (sixth edition) defines pressure as a feeling of stress caused by the need to do something, while the Encarta dictionary defines it as the constant state of worry and urgency: powerful and stressful demands on somebody’s time, attention and energy.
Therefore based on the two definitions above, it can be evidently noticed that a university is full of activities which may lead to a stressful feeling (pressure).
Hence in this assignment some activities will be highlighted which lead to a stressful feeling rather ‘pressure’ as it is called in this case and also how to cope (adjust) to this stressful feeling in the university.
Before one has been accepted to study at with a university, there is tension within one self as they wait for response from the university they had applied to. This pressure (tension) is usually caused if most of your friends in the community are being accepted to study with various institutions either in the country or even outside the country. This pressure affects one’s self confidence, the affected person tends to feel they are not good enough and their friends are better than they are. Once you have been accepted to study with the institution of your choice the pressure of being looked down on in the society as a failure in life is dealt with rather you tend to cope with it.
Secondly, after one has been accepted to study at the University, there are a lot of speculations within one self. These speculations may be as a result of what you might have heard from
In this assignment I am going to outline the causes of pressure in the university, its effects and how to cope with it (pressure).
To begin with, it is necessary that the meaning of the Words University and pressure are defined.
According to the paperback oxford English dictionary (sixth edition), university is defined as a high-level educational institution in which students study for degrees and academic research is done.
The paperback oxford English dictionary (sixth edition) defines pressure as a feeling of stress caused by the need to do something, while the Encarta dictionary defines it as the constant state of worry and urgency: powerful and stressful demands on somebody’s time, attention and energy.
Therefore based on the two definitions above, it can be evidently noticed that a university is full of activities which may lead to a stressful feeling (pressure).
Hence in this assignment some activities will be highlighted which lead to a stressful feeling rather ‘pressure’ as it is called in this case and also how to cope (adjust) to this stressful feeling in the university.
Before one has been accepted to study at with a university, there is tension within one self as they wait for response from the university they had applied to. This pressure (tension) is usually caused if most of your friends in the community are being accepted to study with various institutions either in the country or even outside the country. This pressure affects one’s self confidence, the affected person tends to feel they are not good enough and their friends are better than they are. Once you have been accepted to study with the institution of your choice the pressure of being looked down on in the society as a failure in life is dealt with rather you tend to cope with it.
Secondly, after one has been accepted to study at the University, there are a lot of speculations within one self. These speculations may be as a result of what you might have heard from
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