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Common Causes of Stress Among Students Stress is the body’s natural response to challenges. When a student experiences high levels of stress or chronic stress, regardless of her age or grade, it can interfere with her ability to learn, memorize, and earn good grades -- as well as lead to poor physical, emotional and mental health. By learning about common stressors, a parent can help to mitigate negative or chronic stress in a child’s life. Poor Sleeping Habits More teens in Singapore seeking help at IMH for school stress , Education News SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - More teenagers from top schools are seeking help at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for school-related stress. IMH said that stress-related, anxiety and depressive disorders are common conditions seen at its Child Guidance Clinics, which treat children aged six to 18. The clinics saw an average of about 2,400 new cases every year from 2012 to 2017. Since IMH does not track the causes of the disorders, it does not have statistics on cases related to school stress. However, Dr Lim Choon Guan, senior consultant and deputy chief of IMH's department of developmental psychiatry, said: "Over the past few years, I have seen more teenagers in our clinic who are from top schools and report experiencing school-related stress." Replying to The New Paper's queries, Dr Lim said this trend does not necessarily mean more youth are feeling stressed about their studies but suggests they are more willing to seek help.

Singapore spends $3.1 billion on stress-related illnesses annually: Study, Health News SINGAPORE - A study has found that Singapore spends about US$2.3 billion (S$3.1 billion), or 18 per cent, of its total healthcare expenditure on stress-related illnesses annually. This put the nation's proportion of expenditure on stress-related illnesses second-highest out of the nine regions studied in the report, coming just 0.8 per cent behind Australia's 18.8 per cent. The other seven regions were Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. The report, which was produced by healthcare consultancy firm Asia Care Group on behalf of health insurance and services company Cigna, was published on Thursday (Nov 21).

5 Causes of Stress in College Students Stress is a normal part of college life. It’s the first time many students are both away from home and responsible for doing well academically. A little stress is actually good, as it motivates students to overcome challenges. However, too much stress can negatively impact a student’s mind and body, which can result in a variety of issues. Today, we’re taking a closer look at several of the most common causes of stress in college students so you’re prepared to handle even the most stressful situations. Here are 5 causes of stress in college students.

MOE, MSF ‘very concerned’ about spike in youth suicides; experts say more support and awareness necessary SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) are “very concerned” about the spike in the number of youth suicides this year, said the ministries in a joint statement. “It is not yet a trend, but we must monitor this closely and take various measures to address it,” said spokespersons for the ministries in response to email queries from CNA. The number of suicides in Singapore rose 10 per cent last year, with suicides among boys aged 10 to 19 at a record high, the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) said last week. A total of 94 people aged between 10 and 29 killed themselves last year, SOS said. Among boys aged between 10 and 19 years old, there were 19 suicides last year – the highest since it began keeping records in 1991 and almost triple the seven cases recorded in 2017. READ: Suicides in Singapore up 10% last year, record high among boys

Sleep can be good for your salary, says US study, United States News NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - It is widely known that sleep affects one's mood and health. Less understood is how it can also affect a person's salary. A study published last year in the Review of Economics and Statistics found that workers who live in locations where people get more sleep tend to earn more than those in areas where people get less. 3 Ways Stress Negatively Affects Student Performance Today's students may be more stressed than ever before. In fact, the 2015 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment found that 85.6 percent of students had felt overwhelmed in the past year.1 The pressures of getting top grades, balancing extracurricular activities with studying, and spending time with family all add up. In addition, students manage another identity in the digital world. Social media platforms are one more thing to keep up with and are often rife with stress-inducing comparisons, gossip and bullying. Significant life changes-such as a death in a family, moving to an unfamiliar location or a divorce-are likely to cause high spikes in stress.

More children and teens are stressed out, Health News Last year, a Primary 5 pupil fell 17 floors from his bedroom window on the day he was supposed to take his exam papers home. He had never fared poorly in his examinations from Primary 1 to 4, and scored an average of 70 marks. His mother would cane him on his palm "lightly" for every mark he fell short of her stipulated standard of 70 per cent.

Useful Apps To Reduce Stress And Anxiety - CLEO Singapore The battle with mental health is very real. In Singapore, more and more individual and agencies are taking steps to minimise the stigma surrounding mental health. In September, National Council of Social Service released a heartstrings-tugging video of a social experiment that highlights how the society view people with mental health conditions. We’re not doctors, so we won’t tell you how to improve your mental health, and while we all know that there are various reasons for the different conditions, stress has been found to be one key reason.

1 in 5 College Students So Stressed They Consider Suicide MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- College can be so stressful that many students think about killing themselves, and some even try, a new study suggests. Among more than 67,000 students surveyed, over 20 percent said they experienced stressful events in the last year that were strongly associated with mental health problems, including harming themselves and suicidal thoughts or attempts, researchers found. "What's striking about our findings is that there is a disproportionate number of students who are reporting a large number of exposures to stress they believe is traumatic or difficult to overcome," said lead researcher Cindy Liu. She directs the developmental risk and cultural disparities program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "There are some stresses that are exceeding the capacity of students to cope," she added.

Social Stress: The cause, effects, and solutions - Ana - Medium Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is. The only problem in your life is your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.” ~ Dan Millman Stress is a term most people are all too familiar with. It is a state of strain resulting from demanding circumstances that refuse to relent in one’s daily life. Stress is a concept that may be divided into two unique sects: mental and emotional stress.