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CHILDERN:
ITS CAUSES AND
PREVENTIONS
PRESENTED BY
VISHAV JYOTI
DEFINITIONS
1.According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary
English. (2003).Stress is Continuous feelings of worry
about your work or personal life that prevent you from
relaxing.
Example: He is finding the increased workload very
stressful.
2. The word 'stress' is defined by the Oxford Dictionary
as "a state of affair involving demand on physical or
mental energy".
3. Stress is the “wear and tear” our bodies experience as
we adjust to our continually changing environment. It has
physical and emotional effects on us and can create
positive or negative feelings.
FACTS AND FIGURES
• In the UK over half a million people suffer from work related stress.
• 1 in 4 people will visit their family doctor at some point in their lives
because they feel stressed or anxious.
Factors That Cause Stress in
Children
• Parental pressure LEADS TO frustration, physical stress, aggression, undesirable complexes,
and depression.
• When 'effortless' learning does not take place, these Children lose confidence, motivation and
interest, and this creates more stress.
Other factors….
• Moving house.
• Getting married or divorced.
• Work or study.
• Financial problems.
• Change in general.
• Illness. Separation from parents
• Pressures from outside (such as family, friends, or school)
• starting college
• tests
• changing jobs
• births
• deaths
• Breakups in relationships.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF
STRESS
• Intellectual symptoms (How stress can affect the Mind)
-Memory problems.
-Difficulty making decisions.
-Mood swings, (becoming angry or upset easily and Irritability.).
-Difficulty in concentrating or
Short attention span. .
-Feeling alert.-Feeling helpless.
-Obsessing about
things: For example, your weekly summaries.
-Feeling depressed
-Confusion.
-Seeing only the negative.
-Repetitive or racing thoughts.
-Poor judgment.
-Loss of objectivity.
-Desire to escape or run away
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS….
• Emotional symptoms (How stress can
make children feel)
-Moody and hypersensitive.
-Restlessness and anxiety.
-Depression.
-Anger and resentment.
-Easily irritated and “on edge”.
-Sense of being overwhelmed.
-Lack of confidence.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS….
• Physical symptoms: (How stress can affect
the Body)
-Digestive problems.
-Muscle tension and pain.
-Sleep disturbances.
-Fatigue.
-Chest pain, irregular heartbeat.
-High blood pressure.
-Weight gain or loss.
-Asthma or shortness of breath.
-Skin problems.
-Decreased sex drive.
-tension headache or migraine
-irritability
-overeating
-loss of appetite
-constipation or
-diarrhea
-lower back pain
-allergies
-hive
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS….
• Behavioral Symptoms: (How stress can affect the Behavior)