study and to avoid duplication of already done work on the study. The researcher reviewed a literature on the Effect of Stress on Student’s Academic Performance on Kogi State University Undergraduates”. The researcher also presents a theoretical approach relevant to the study and its implication. There are several theoretical positions devised for examining and understanding stress and its related disorders. Brantley and Thomason (1995) categorized them into three groups: Response Theories‚ Stimulus
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Engineering Research Conference A. Krishnamurthy and W.K.V. Chan‚ eds. Technology and Free Media Content in Post-Secondary Engineering Education Jacob Viraldo Department of Industrial Engineering Purdue University‚ W. Lafayette‚ IN jviraldo@purdue.edu Ali Shafaat Department of Civil Engineering Purdue University‚ W. Lafayette‚ IN ashafaat@purdue.edu Abstract The traditional post-secondary engineering education model has gone relatively unchanged for generations. As technology advances‚ instructors
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Care and Support for Veterans with PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder is among the leading diseases that veterans face after their time in the military. Most veterans‚ some being homeless‚ have some form or symptoms of PTSD. This disease destroys veterans’ lives one day at a time. Veterans with PTSD go unsupported and uncared for every single day. Veterans who suffer from PTSD need more support from the government they served under and from the people they protect. PTSD affects not only the mind
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Deal With Stress as a College Student How does stress affect you? We have all felt this feeling before. Your stomach is twisted‚ your muscles are tightened‚ you feel down and out‚ unhappy and‚ you cannot think straight. According to The American Institute of Stress‚ stress is defined as physical‚ mental and emotional strain. 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects due to stress. 75-90% of all visits to the primary care physician are for stress-related complaints. Stress has also been
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Which students are often stressed ? Usually students having physical or mental problems due to lack of sleep or poor nutrition are stressed. In addition to that‚ those facing major life changes such as family factors including the divorce of their parents‚ death of a parent or loved one‚ or changing a school. Moreover‚ financial difficulties‚ bad academic performance‚ social factors and relationship problems could also cause such stress. What are the major consequences of such stress ? Such
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INTRODUCTION “Stress is a common element in the lives of every individual‚ regardless of race or cultural background” (Garrett‚ 2001). On typical late November nights on university of Ghana campus‚ one would find students at various places even in awkward positions cramming obligated to catch up on studies for papers due in December. This is because deadlines and due dates are non-existent for students until the night before their papers. They engage in student activism‚ sports‚ partying and overall
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can be helped by changing such thinking” (Curwen.B‚ 2000). Amy’s problems started with a ‘near-miss’ car accident which caused Amy to suffer Post traumatic stress disorder. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to post traumatic stress disorder and its aim is to educate the client to think rationally about her life (Zayfert‚ C.2006). Post traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder which develops when a person is exposed to a traumatic experience‚ which would be classed as life threatening
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Students and Teachers’ Perception of the Causes of Poor Academic Performance in Edo State Secondary Schools Introduction The differential scholastic achievement of students in Nigeria has been and is still a source of concern and research interest to educators‚ government and parents. This is so because of the great importance that education has on the national development of the country. All over the country‚ there is a consensus of opinion about the fallen standard of education in Nigeria
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Stress and Coping Theories H. W. Krohnea a Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Germany Available online 2002. Abstract This article first presents two theories representing distinct approaches to the field of stress research: Selye ’s theory of `systemic stress ’ based in physiology and psychobiology‚ and the `psychological stress ’ model developed by Lazarus. In the second part‚ the concept of coping is described. Coping theories may be classified according to two independent parameters:
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on numerous occasions has been utilized as a fortification for criminal defenses. These defensive pleas range from self-defense‚ weakened capacity‚ sentencing extenuation‚ insentience‚ and insanity or irrationality (Berger‚ McNiel‚ & Binder‚ 2012). In the process of inspecting relative case laws that include scenarios where the ailment is issued as a criminal defense‚ and the varied treatment in the judicial system. It appears that the judicial system hasn’t always
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