The effects of stress during exam season

On April 10, the Student Association of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in collaboration with Pharmaton Company organized a talk with students on the topic "The effects of stress during exam season".Dr. Nguyen Huu Thien gave a presentation with a lot of useful scientific information about stress - the nature, mechanism, causes, signs and ways to control stress to find balance in life. Accordingly, stress is a very normal thing in life, it is the body's reaction to stressors. Stress occurs due to environmental, family - social, physical causes and even negative thoughts of the individual. The manifestations of stress in each person are different, they can be sudden, unusual manifestations such as crying, anger, loss of appetite, insomnia, ..., they can be silent manifestations such as anxiety, sadness, over time can lead to collapse, depression, confusion, loss of mental control ... In terms of health, stress is not beneficial, but the positive or negative consequences of stress depend on the level of experience of each individual. Dr. Nguyen Huu Thien said that stress often occurs most in the school and university age group. The reason is that this age group has many changes and developments in terms of psychology, physiology, and physicality, and is under a lot of pressure from studying and working. One of the direct and common causes leading to stress in young people is the conflict between goals and ideals that are too high and the ability to achieve them. Besides, when they fail, they often have negative thoughts. Therefore, the doctor advised: "If you want to be happy, you should practice positive thinking. One of the principles to make our lives simple and comfortable is to set standards that are appropriate to your abilities." The expert also said that young people first need to consider stress or tension as a normal thing that everyone has to face in life. It is important to know how to prevent and control it. Some principles to know are: learn to recognize stress; reduce stress through relaxing activities, exercise, and sports; know how to accept reality; reduce standards to tolerate differences; share with relatives and friends; resolutely say “no” to overload; have a positive and optimistic spirit; have a reasonable diet… Also at the talk, Dr. Nguyen Huu Thien and the students discussed specific methods to reduce stress when entering exams.