Stress contributes to such life-threatening problems as heart attack, stroke, depression and infection, as well as to chronic aches and pains.
Highly stressed teenagers are twice as likely to smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs.
54 percent of Americans are concerned about the level of stress in their everyday lives.
Increasing numbers of children, teenagers and college students report feeling under stress.
Stress is linked to the six leading causes of death—heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide.
Stress often makes college students sick because it has a negative impact on immune systems.
College stress can cause fatigue, acid reflux, hair loss, and a slew of other problems.
The five biggest causes of college stress are: peer pressure, competition, separation from family, freedom, and choosing a major/career.
Freshmen have the highest stress reaction to negative life events.
Anger and hostility are the most common emotional reactions to negative life events.
75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints or disorders.
Two types of stress
Eustress keeps us alert; it motivates us to face challenges and drives us to solve problems.
Distress results when our bodies overreact to events; this can cause health problems.
Stress is anything that takes a psychological or physical toll on you.
90% of hospital consultant episodes for reaction to severe stress and adjustment disorders occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002
One in four people report that they have been alienated from a friend or family member because of stress.
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