2011年2月24日

Causes of stress among teenagers

Introduction

  • stress is an unavoidable part of life
  • likely to happen when someone experiences changes either happy or upsetting changes
  • stress can make one feels miserable/ worried/ sad/ ill


Factors/causes that contribute to teens' stress
~Broken family institution
  • Parents separation/ fight/ divorce makes someone feels to be on their own
  • unhappy home highly influence academic performance 
~schools
  • large part of teenagers revolves in school and home
  • extra curricular activities are time consuming
  • pressing demands of the schools
  • frustration from low test grades
-financial pressure
  • sensitive to financial problems when parents don't have enough money
  • need to do extra/part time of living
  • part time work is limited
  • difficulties in getting job and struggle for living
~break-up with partner
  • clash in relationship
  • feels painful facing loss of a loved one
  • hut prepared to cope with losing someone important
Conclusion
  • teen stress needs to be addressed and solved early on to help them cope with the everyday problems that may lead to more serious problems.
  • with no help, they may withdraw and become introvert (hard to communicate)                 

Vocabulary
  • overwhelming-overpowering
  • poverty-shortage/ a state or condition of having less money or goods
  • unfortunate events- unlucky or regrettable incidents
  • helpless--unable to help/ powerless/ weak
  • stress trigger-- something that activities/ generates/ starts the stress
  • extra curricular--additional activities
  • emotional--sentimental
  • intense situation--powerful/ strong or forceful situation
  • circumstances-situation/ condition
  • unresolved--not settled
  • overload--excess over work

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