Stress in students is increasing

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To introduce it is important to establish a base, we see how the National Institute of Health, states that about 1 in 3 adolescents between 13 and 18 years may have an anxiety disorder and this only increases. We can say that there are different reasons:

• High expectations and pressure from students. Through a survey of the Investigation of Higher Education, he asked first-year university students if they feel anxiety. In 2016, 41% of students answered yes, while in 200 it was only 18% who answered yes.
• A world that causes fear.
• Social networks, since students are increasingly connected to social networks.
• Entering college involves several transitions (introductory, freshman, sophomore, and junior) that can require significant adjustments, cause distress, and affect young people’s mental health and well-being. Specifically, this suffering and stress (65 percent of students), anxiety, feelings of loneliness and inability to cope (43 percent of students), depression and homesickness (33 percent of students), and thoughts suicidal (8 percent of students concerned).

We see how, in addition to that, we find situations in the classroom that can lead to a state of anxiety: socialization or teamwork, not handing in homework, problems in some subjects…

Anxiety in students can cause various symptoms such as:

• Constant fears and worries
• Behavior changes
• Avoid certain activities
• Low grades
• Trouble sleeping or concentrating
• You have physical problems, such as fatigue, headaches…

You can solve and try to reduce these situations by talking with the children about some of the moments in which they may feel anxious, helping them to see things in perspective. In addition, the child/adolescent is aware of the expectations that their parents set for them. Parents need to be realistic and not set expectations at levels that cannot be reached. And above all, another way is to talk to children about the use of social networks since the reduction of these can increase their rest and help them think critically and be more active to carry out their tasks.

In general we can affirm that yes, more and more students develop mental illnesses such as anxiety. This is derived from various factors already mentioned above, but it should be noted that parents greatly influence the development of children, and their expectations and concerns.

OTHER SOURCES:

• La ansiedad en los adolescentes va en aumento: ¿qué está pasando? (s. f.). HealthyChildren.org. https://www.healthychildren.org/Spanish/health-issues/conditions/emotional-problems/Paginas/Anxiety-Disorders.aspx
• Psicólogos, D. C. O. de. (s. f.). Aumentan los problemas de salud mental entre los estudiantes universitarios, segÃ^on un informe. https://www.infocop.es/view_article.asp?id=7932
• Ehmke, R. (2022, 3 febrero). ¿Cómo afecta la ansiedad a los niños en el salón de clases? Child Mind Institute. https://childmind.org/es/articulo/la-ansiedad-en-el-salon-de-clases/