Exam Stress: It is like a mind attack.
This blog aims to help you understand and recognise exam stress and offers strategies to help you minimise any harmful effects. The leaflet also provides contact details for further sources of help and advice. Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.... Adolescence is often described as a period of “storm and stress”, marked by increased susceptibility to mental disorders. Early identification and successful management of mental health problems in the adolescent years can improve long-term health outcomes and social adjustment.Such efforts require an in-depth understanding of environmental risks, signs and idioms of psychological distress, and coping strategies for vulnerable youth across different contexts. The psychological outcomes of an individual’s interactions with his or her environment can be understood through Lazarus and Folkman’s “stress-coping” theory. In particular,...