how may stress affect a child's performance at school?
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It really depends on the source of the stress.  If there is stress at home, due to divorce or abuse, the stress usually keeps the student from being able to focus on school work.  Sometimes, the student becomes agressive and beligerent to teachers and peers in an effort to externalize the stress. If the stress is related to school, in a situation in which the student feels pressured to do better, it will sometimes lead to the student losing the incentive to improve.  This happens many times because the student begins to have self-doubt.  If the stress is to keep up good grades, and to always be the "best" student in the class, the effects could be long term.  I have seen seniors in high school who have had breakdowns due to the pressure put upon them to be accepted to the "best" college or university.  Any of these factors will affect a child's performance in school, but there can also be physical problems.  Ulcers, gastrointestinal problems, anxiety attacks - all of these things are caused by stress, and all of them can be debilitating for a child.  Then, the absences due to these physical problems can leave the child behind in their studies and add to the stress.
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Sleep deprivation is potentially  dangerous for adolescents, whom we know tend to need more sleep on average than adults. Poor or inadequate sleep has an impact on the normal functioning of the brain (e.g., release of growth hormone), cognitive ability and decision-making ability, reaction time, recall of previously-learned information and learning of new information, sustaining attention to tasks, and can certainly influence mood negatively and increase irritability and anxiety. When I was reading about this, it became clear that the reasons for lack of sleep, specifically, any co-occurring emotional and physical problems that might be contributing to the picture, must be investigated thoroughly and promptly. Young people with  known sleep/wake disorders, mood or anxiety difficulties, attention problems, and substance use/abuse (don't forget the potential impact of caffeine!) patterns may encounter sleep difficulties as part of their condition. In those without diagnosed illnesses or conditions, sleep difficulties may be an important signal that some other co-existing condition is the culprit and requires treatment. I've listed some useful websites below. Hope this helps.
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A good teacher will seek additional help for the child as well as work as many interventions into the classroom as possible.  Discussions with parents and other school staff would also be happening.   Also, talk with the student, sometimes knowing you have someone trust worthy to talk to can help a lot!
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Summary of The Ways or Means by which Stress is Developed \nIf psychologists completely understood how stress and fears developed, we would know how to produce and reduce a phobia or an anxiety state. We don't. There seems to be a wide variety of life experiences which result in some form of stress, fear, anxiety, or psychosomatic illness. It would be convenient if life were simpler but it isn't. Perhaps a summary will help you review the ways you might become stressed and anxious \n\nEnvironmental factors and processes \n\nChanges, such as sudden trauma, several big crises, or many small daily hassles, cause stress. Intense stress years earlier, especially in childhood, can predispose us to over-react to current stress. \nEvents, such as barriers and conflicts that prevent the changes and goals we want, create stress. Having little control over our lives, e.g. being "on the assembly line" instead of the boss, contrary to popular belief, often increases stress and illness. \nMany environmental factors, including excessive or impossible demands, noise, boring or lonely work, stupid rules, unpleasant people, etc., cause stress. \nConflicts in our interpersonal relationships cause stress directly and can eventually cause anxieties and emotional disorders. \nConstitutional or physiological processes \n\nThe human body has different ways of responding to stress; one quick responding nerve-hormonal system involving adrenaline, another long-lasting system involving cortisol, and perhaps others. These systems not only determine the intensity of our anxiety reactions but also our attitudes, energy level, depression, and physical health after the stressful events are over. As individuals, our nervous systems differ; however, according to Richard Dienstbier at the University of Nebraska, we may be able to modify our unique physiological reactions by learning coping skills. \nThe genetic, constitutional, and intrauterine factors influence stress. Some of us may have been born "nervous" and "grouches." Almost certainly we are by nature prone to be shy or outgoing, and we inherit a propensity for certain serious psychological disorders. We don't know yet if different treatments are required for genetically determined problems than for learned problems. \nLearning processes \n\nHaving a "bad experience" causes us to later be stressed in that situation, i.e. pairing a neutral stimulus (situation) with a painful, scary experience will condition a fear response to the previously neutral stimulus. (classical conditioning) \nFears and other weaknesses may yield payoffs; the payoffs (like attention or dependency) cause the fear to grow. (operant conditioning) \nAvoiding frightening situations may reinforce and build fears and stress. (operant conditioning--negative reinforcement) \nCognitive learning processes \n\nSeeing others afraid and being warned of real or nonexistent dangers can make us afraid under certain conditions. (modeling) This can include seeing a movie or TV or reading a book or perhaps just fantasizing a danger. \nSome people have learned to see things negatively; they have a mental set that causes them to see threats and personal failure when others do not. Of course, seeing the situation as negative ("terrible"), unpredictable, uncontrollable, or ambiguous is stressful. \nMany long-lasting personality factors (neuroticism, pessimism, distrust, lack of flexibility and confidence) are related to stress, decision-making, and physiological responses. \nHaving a negative self-concept--expecting to be nervous and a loser--generates stress. \nIrrational ideas about how things "should be" or "must be" can cause stress when we perceive that life is not unfolding as we think it should. \nBelieving that we are helpless, that we can't handle the situation causes stress. \nDrawing faulty conclusions from our observations, such as scary ideas, like "the
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well,  i don't think so . i use to be a confident little girl with no worries, but as the years went by, and people started to tease me (and there is a plethora of homework now) i am always concerned, or anxious about me and my school work. i need to learn how to just relax.  i think it is  many moments that lead to one.
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A study conducted by the State of Minnesota on the correlation between breakfast and performance in school shows that “children who eat breakfast before going to school perform better in math and reading, increase their attention span and improve their overall behavior.”\n\nAccording to the pediatricians at Boys Town Pediatrics, breakfast affects a child’s overall performance during school by:\n\n    * Providing energy needed to start the day.\n    * Eliminating hunger symptoms such as headache, fatigue, sleepiness and restlessness.\n    * Helping them to think faster when doing school work and respond more clearly to teacher questions.\n    * Increasing mental performance.\n    * Making them less likely to be irritable.\n    * Helping to keep them from “drifting” during class.\n    * Causing them to be calmer and less anxious.
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Well it depends, I am a teenager and I have  a positive outlook on life. But I have a lot of friends that are bored sad and depressed because they have really bad grades. But I know some really smart teens that I think will grow up to do something useful. I do have alot of stress though. when i am stressed out, I break out so I try to only worry about stuff like what am I going to wear and do i look good.
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This question is not easy to answer. Anyways, I think it depends on the individual (student), if you are highly motivated and determine to reach your goal(s) then I believe it's possible for you to achieve whatever your goal might be. I personally don't think that if you're from a broken family you're academic performance will worsen. I know friends from broken homes who are performing very well academically. Nonetheless, I also know that there are many negative effects of broken homes on young people.
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Atmospheric pressure is continually fluctuating, and researchers in the Ukraine have found that slight low-frequency atmospheric oscillations can influence human mental activity, causing significant changes in attention and short term memory functions. So next time you find it hard to concentrate at work, blame it on the pressure!
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Sorry to read of your stress.  Try some stress management techniques, especially before bed.  Some to try:\n1. Slow, deep breathing: inhale for a count of 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4. Do for 5 minutes several times per day.\n2. Visualization exercises\n3. Progressive muscle relaxation.\n4. Quiet music.\n(You can do an internet search for specific exercises for 2 & 3.)\nMedical school and nursing, in particular, have a stress component built in.  You have to be able to function with a lot of stress to be a physician or a nurse, so learning to cope with this is a necessary life skill.  The instructors tend to feel that a stressful learning environment will "weed out" the students who will not be effective in these professions, so this is an educational philosophy, rather than a personal issue.  I hope this helps, and wish you all the best as you pursue your goal...
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doing your best is what is important to you, too much pressure can backfire, a lot of parents don't see this.\n\nThey are doing it for you, because they don't want you to struggle as much as they did, they just don't realise that this sort of pressure can have negative effects on some people.\n\nPositive encouragement and help works a lot better.
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When it comes to dealing with school stress, the most important thing to remember is to keep it real! Learn what stress is, what it isn't, and what it can do if you choose to let it rule your life. Here are some facts to help you keep it real! \nhttp://www.healiohealth.com/school-stress.html\nhttp://www.ecampustours.com/campuslife/schoolstress.aspx\nhttp://ezinearticles.com/?Dealing-With-Stress-at-School&id=101031
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I think it is stress.\nI mean people are stressing kids to do well in school while still being active and adults are mad about gas prices and the troops being in Iraq (Which could be stressful on the kids too) It is just the way the world is now-a-days
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Major cause of stress: homework\nSolution: No more homework
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Saying that you are stressed means that you are not confident you know the subject well enough.\nI bet you do. \n If you worry too much I would bet, that when the time comes, you may even forget what you know best!\n You need to have confidence. Even if you have to fool yourself. I think you are fooling yourself that you don't know the subject.\nDevote some stress free time to concentrate on the areas you don't feel comfortable with, and come away from it feeling confident.\nThree weeks is a long time to get where you need to be.\n\nI'm a guitar player in a local band. Every year we perform at an event in front of 2000 people. As the event gets closer I get concerned, not stressed, about whether I know all my parts. The first thing I do is assess all of my strong points and narrow it down to a few things I need to work on. When the day arrives I show up early, get comfortable with my surroundings, and visualize good things happening, not bad. If you focus on the bad things that may happen, you may make them come true!\nJust relax. Do your best. If you fail, it's not because you didn't try- with confidence! \nA test is also a learning experience.\n\n(Sorry about the long answer. I didn't plan on all this when I started.)
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Yes, but stress comes from a variety of sources. Best of luck on managing it. Remember no matter how busy take time for yourself.
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There is no question in my mind that bullies who intimidate other students cause those students to be so fearful that they cannot keep their mind on their studies. If they are disruptive in class, of course the teacher has to take his or her time to correct the problem - time which should have been spent teaching the class.\n\ns