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Effects of Work on College Students
By : Faustina Ofosu
What is Stress?
• Stress: a state of mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
• There are 3 different types of stresso Acute Stresso Episodic Acute Stress o Chronic Stress
Acute Stress • This is the most common form of stress • A short lasting stress, due to minor events in life• Usually easy to treat and manage• This stress can be good stress example: roller-coaster, cliff diving etc. (
a sense of thrill)• Some symptoms are:
– Gastrointestinal problems- upset stomach, heart burn, diarrhea and even bloating
– Muscular problems- tension headaches, inflammation of muscles, tension in the body leading to pulled muscle or tissue and even ligaments.
– Back and jaw pain.– Elevated blood pressure or even heart rate – Anger, depression, anxiety, and irritability
Episodic Acute Stress • These are people who tend to take on too much in life. Are always Late
and always worrying about something ( the "worry warts”)• Lifestyle and personality factor into this level of stress, usually the person
doesn’t see anything wrong with their lifestyle. (they try and blame their stress and problems on everything and everyone around them)
• This level of stress usually requires a professional’s help such as a Doctor or therapist for a few months
• Signs and Symptoms:– Chest pains, migraines tension headaches and even heart disease– Excessive competitive drive– Uneasy feeling all the time – Aggressiveness and impatience– Extreme cases of time urgency
Chronic Stress • This is considered the stress of “never ending troubles” such as family
stress, marital stress, etc..• Usually experience this type of stress while you are young, people get
used to it and almost familiar with it. This makes them notice acute stress a lot more than the chronic stress
• Chronic stress can kill because it physically and mentally wears people down. Symptoms are difficult to treat and take an extended period of medication, behavioral treatment and even stress management.
• Chronic Stress kills by suicide, violence, heart attacks and even cancers.• Signs and symptoms:
– Overreacting, withdrawing from people, gastrointestinal problems, heart racing
– Migraines , drug use and drug overdoses, Lack of motivation.
Overall Effects of Stress on The Body
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Our Surveys
• For our surveys we handed out about 50 questionnaires . We found that girls tended to have higher GPAs than boys. Also the people who worked and came to school full time had higher GPAs than the people who didn’t.
• Our overall conclusion was that people who are going to school full time and working full time seemed more stressed out but also tended to maintain a higher GPA. We think that this type of stress might work in a positive way as a type of motivator.
Male Female0
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Sex
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Age
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Do you work?
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10203040506070
Do you work full time or part time?
Full TimePart time
10 - 20 hours
21 - 30 hours
31 - 40 hours
40+ hours
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10
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How many hours a week do you work?
How many hours a week do you work?
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Full TimePart Time
Are you full time (12 + credits) or part time (< 12 credits) student?
1.0 - 2.0 2.1 - 3.0 3.1 - 4.00
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What is your Grade Point Average (GPA)?
GPA
Business
Administrati
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Public Se
rvice
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Liberal
ArtsST
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60
Program of Study
Program of Study
What is the area of your Program of Study?
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10203040506070
yesno
Have you changed your Major?
Note: 9 of 13 changed once; 4 of 13 changed twice.
2 - 4 hours 4 - 6 hours 6 - 12 hours > 12 hours05
1015202530354045
How many hours a week Total do you study?
Living at Home
Dorm Living Apartment Own Home05
1015202530354045
What is your current living accommodation?
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yesno
Do you have a roommate?
Single Dating Married Divorced0
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What is your relationship status?
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Do you have children?
If Yes – how many children do you have?
1 child 2 children 3 children 4 +0
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4 hours 4 - 8 hours 8 - 12 hours 12 + hours05
1015202530354045
How much time do you socialize outside of school in one week?
At a bar Using social Media
(Facebook, etc)
The mall Restaurants Church social
groups
05
10152025303540
Where do you socialize?
Alcohol Drugs (recreational) neither both05
101520253035404550
Do you use drugs or alcohol?
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