Stress ManagementTechniques

to Reduce Study Pressure -Ritika Dhameja

What is stress?

• We generally use the word “STRESS” when we are overloaded with a lot of studies/work/activities and wonder whether we can cope with these in the limited time frame.

• Stress is anything that causes physical and/or mental wear & tear of the body and mind

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Introduction

• The world today is full of tension. Wherever we go we find people are tense & nervous

• Stress & tension is more common than cold or cough

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Types of stress: Good & Bad

• Some stresses get you going & they are good for you– without any stress at all one may become lazy and our lives will become boring

• However, when stresses undermine both our mental and physical health they are bad.

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Stress Performance Connection

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Effects of stress

• Insomnia

• Restlessness

• Accident Prone

• Loss of Appetite

• Aggression

• Loss of confidence

• Fussy

• Irritability

• Depression

• Alienation

• Worrying

• Impaired Judgment

• Negativity

• Nightmares

• Hasty Decisions

• Breathlessness

• Headaches

• Frequent Infections

• Fatigue

Body Mind

BehaviourEmotions

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Study Stress

• Students today face a lot of stress pertaining to studies due to competition, peer pressure, inability to study effectively etc.

• Students are heavily burdened with these pressures and are unable to perform efficiently.

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Stress Amongst Students

• Study stress is responsible for numerous suicides all over the world.

• Unable to cope up with study pressure has lead to depression and suicidal tendencies in many youngsters.

• Let us discuss a few ways to reduce this stress by adapting a few simple techniques to ease out the pressure

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Use time management techniques

• One needs to balance time between studies & other activities

• Prioritize your studies according to its importance, urgency & difficulty

• Devote your time to school, studies, homework

• Prepare a timetable for studies & play activities & try and accommodate both

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Organization techniques

• Organize your files, notes, assignments according to submission dates

• Keep a calendar or notebook

• Maintain daily records

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Create a study environment

• Choose a quiet place free from distractions

• Study in a proper lit & ventilated room

• If you have trouble getting in the mood to study then divide your tasks/ chapters into small chunks & reward every time you finish it

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Memorization techniques

• These can help you remember parts of your work that otherwise would have been forgotten

• Revise & read previous class notes

• Go through what you have learned in school that day to help you remember

• Make this a 15 min activity to help memorize

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Be an optimist

• Don’t let little failures get you down

• Learn from your mistakes

• Work harder the next time

• Keep on giving positive affirmations to yourself

• Have a positive attitude

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Extra curricular activities

• Enroll yourself in play activities to take your time off studies

• Participate in sports, music, meditation, deep breathing exercises, debates etc

• Don’t ignore studies while doing so

• Extra curricular activities will make you feel relaxed & help you study better with a fresh mind

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Set goals

• Set small term & long term goals

• Then set optimistic & realistic goals

• Reward yourself every time you achieve a goal

• Try to exceed what you have already achieved

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Strength & weakness Analysis

• Analyze your strengths & weaknesses

• Strength: What you are good at/strong points

• Weakness: What you need to improvise/weak points

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Be self motivated

• Try to motivate yourself by giving positive affirmations to your self

• Reward yourself after every “set goal” is achieved

• Feel good about yourself

• Have a positive attitude towards studies & teachers

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Conclusion

• Academics however stressful are important & can’t be ignored

• Using these techniques will definitely help reduce the panic & stress that is created due to study pressure

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THANK YOU

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