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What is Stress?
Coping with
stress at College
MBBS 1 Life Skills
28th September 2016
Assoc Prof. Chiwoza Bandawe
l “Stress, in essence, is a feeling of doubt l Any change in the routine of our lives --
about being able to cope, a perception even welcome ones -- can be stressful,
that the resources available do not match both in terms of the way in which we
the demands made. When it persists, perceive them and in terms of the
stress can cause physical and
psychological ill-health and adversely increased incidence of physical illness
affect social functioning” Bonn &Bonn and death that occur during the
2000 following 12 months
l There are Internal and External stressors
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l Financial difficulties
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l Poor concentration, mind going blank l “Is it worth my time to worry or put my
energy behind that? To what other use could
l Sense of impending doom I put my time and the energy that I am
l Easily startled or frightened expending with now?”
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l Express yourself in your interactions with l Don’t make decisions when angry. Walk away, count to 10
others. “When you… I feel.. Because” and decide not to be angry