Negative and Positive Effects of Stress on Students

 

There are always positive and negative aspects of every adversity or hurdle that a person goes through. Everybody is different with their respective personalities and have a different outlook on how they encounter problems in their lives. Some crumble and become emotionally weak while some come out to be stronger than ever. These are the instances that define how a person's personality has shaped him/her. These were however a glance at an adult's perspective of stressful times. Adults have been structured and expected to gather themselves after a tough time as they are supposed to look after the younger ones in the family-but what happens when the stress is on the young? It is not an uncommon fact that children and students do not face stress. Stress does not discriminate, and everybody has to face it at some point in the time-some face it early while some late.

Students face stress just like adults. They stress mostly about studies, future, adolescent relationships, if they are teenagers then stress is high as they become image, health, and status-conscious. No matter how much you counsel them over these, they are still likely to vex about it-which is practically a good habit. It is a good habit that young students are stressing over their education and career. It is said that students perform better under stress, but the question is how they perceive or have been taught to perceive. Effects of stress in students are just like adults-different on different people! 

Children and students' ideas of perception are derived and applied from the elders of their family and in the school atmosphere. The attitude which their elders display to encounter and tackle hard times is exactly how children react to the stress-causing problems. A family is a child’s first social setting. Students should be trained to remain strong and hopeful during testing times to overcome the pain.

A child usually starts to take stress around teenage and this is the most crucial time for students-certain activities caught up during teenage lasts a lifetime. This is the reason why teenagers require timely counseling. Here are certain positive and negative effects of stress that have been commonly witnessed among students. 

Negative Effects of Stress on Students: 

• Trauma: 

While going through stress, a person has to face many hurdles and emotional wrath. Some of these emotional injuries can stay for a lifetime. It becomes unforgettable for the person to cope with it. When we consider it for young students, it can cause serious emotional damages.

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• Mental Health: 

Mental health disorders like depression, anxiety, depression, and other personality disorders. Children are fragile and can sometimes find it tough to keep everything intact and still act normal. They fall prey to mental illness amid their chaotic lifestyles. 

• Eating disorder: 

This could be of two types- (a) Over-eating: where stress makes them hungry and eating relaxes their mind and body; (b) under-eating: stress makes people go sick in their tummies making them lose a great amount of appetite. Children losing appetite or getting obese during their growing stage can cause serious health issues.

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• Menstrual Problems: 

Stress leads to sleepless nights, eating disorders, and disturbed sleep cycles, all leading to irregular menstrual cycles among teenage schoolgirls.

Positive Effects of Stress on Students 

• Creativity: 

When one is under stress, all they want to do is finish their work on time. This makes them explore ideas and creativity via which they can finish their work in the given period. 

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• Strong: 

It makes them mentally, physically, and emotionally strong. This usually happens post-stress management, when they have overcome the hurdles they thought they could never conquer. The credit for this goes to the personality development skills incorporated into the child while growing up.

• Explore: 

The most interesting thing about exploring is that they explore themselves. They realize and come to terms with their hidden talents, which they never thought they would be capable of. Adversity does bring the best in them!

• Boosts Cognitive Thinking: 

Stress triggers the analytical side of the child where they become more active than ever making it a good brain exercise. They organize their knowledge and understanding in a way that promotes their brain development.

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• Discipline: 

They realize and understand the importance of time and likewise follow a routine while scheduling everything according to priorities. 

• Motivation: 

Stress is a great motivator. The things you do when you are under stress to overcome it make you realize your capabilities and those, in turn, motivates you to achieve more in life. You feel ready to take on the world at that moment.

Over the years, parents and teachers have become very conscious about stress and its management. They are making sure that their children get the necessary help they lacked during their times. Schools nowadays are gearing up for personality development classes for kids and monitoring the effects of stress on students. Likewise, the government and education departments are searching for ways to reduce the burden and make learning easy.