Why Students Struggle When Pressure Is On
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Psychologists are reporting that intense exam pressure is actually more likely to impair the performance of very good students than mediocre ones.
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You&#39;re less likely to remember important tasks when you&#39;re stressed out, Yale Medical School researchers confirm. While this may come as little surprise to busy moms, business executives and college students, the scientists now have an explanation.
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As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.
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The stresses of starting school begin months earlier than expected, research suggests.
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Children must learn to cope with teasing to help them develop resilience, a leading expert says.
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Those with short fuses are often cautioned &quot;don&#39;t have a stroke&quot; over an aggravating situation. Now, a new study from Israel suggests that anger and other negative
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Across the nation, school doors are closing on one of the bloodiest year in U.S. history, with scores of violent deaths on both school and college campuses. The end of classes also means the end, for this term, of uneven school efforts to prevent the social rejection that may lie behind some of t...
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University students are more demanding of academic staff than previous generations, lecturers say.
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As summer looms, students at dozens of schools across the country are trying hard to be in the present moment in what is known as mindfulness training.
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For young people diagnosed with serious mental disorders, the transition from high school to college can be particularly fraught.
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Memo to: Frustrated parents From: Health section staff At this point your teens may insist that their distractions enhance their studying. According to Poldrack, results from the UCLA study give researchers a good idea that active tasks -- involving "doing" processes, like counting beeps or singing...
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Thereâs a growing sense of urgency among educators that  every student should be on a college track.
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Difficulty in school isnât always a sign of a learning disorder, it may just be a sign that a childâs eyes arenât working properly.
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American teenagers are under pressure   to set themselves higher goals but often these are unrealistic   and out of their reach, according to a Florida State University   study.
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The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars. The culprit isn't alcohol or drugs. It's video games, which for certain kids can be as powerfully addictive as heroin, some doctors contend.
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People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.According to the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Programme intense, pressure seems to have a greater impact on the heart than accumulated
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Media & professional: Rising numbers of rowdy students are annoying adult passengers, distracting drivers and scaring younger children. Whose job is it to control them? Polly Curtis finds out.