Stress with study techniques

Health is involved in all human processes. Within learning, a healthy body and mind will always be positive aspects that will contribute to a better performance when studying. One of the factors that most influence the health of every student is stress, caused by the constant subjection to study regimes and pressure for exams.

The level of stress within the young population, who are of teaching age, varies significantly depending on the educational system of each country, so that sometimes it has come to be considered as a negative element of traditional education, which can subject students to excessive pressure that ends in frustration and damage to the health of this.

Considering the importance of mental health and the negative impact of stress on students, we will dedicate the following guide to delve more deeply into this aspect.

What is stress?

Stress is a psychological state harmful to human health, which is caused by mental collapse and exhaustion induced by the bad practice of subjecting a person to a higher level of demand than he/she is able to meet. In correspondence to the above, the organism experiences a series of physical and psychological alterations that behave as disorders, which can be noticed through overwhelm, sadness, anxiety, nervousness, frustration, among others.

If we translate this to physical exercises, it is the result of trying to carry a weight considerably higher than our muscles and joints can handle, instead of developing the muscular system progressively. The same thing happens with the mind, when the system of demands to which we submit ourselves far exceeds the response capacity of our brain, stress is induced, which accumulates as a kind of injury that worsens over time.

Effects on the learning process

Stress has a significant influence on the learning process, it acts as a memory blocker, so memorizing even the simplest things can be a very arduous task when we are not in this state.

People under stress see their student performance decrease. One of the elements that suffers the most is sleep, where serious disorders appear that prevent us from resting to the fullest. This usually ends up mutating into other very serious affectations that can damage the organism considerably.

The emotional state is affected by feelings of anxiety, fear and lack of confidence. These aspects can be very negative in the development of student life and so