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The Three Main Causes Of Stress In Higher Education

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Each individual must have been confronted with the problem of whether it is big or small problems. Usually when the individual is having a problem, will be in a situation that was called as stress or pressure. Stress can happen to anyone, whether we like it or not, almost every day that passed we have to deal with situation or particular things that can trigger stress. According to a study by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (1990), found that two out of ten residents of Malaysia or from five populations are exposed to stress. Stress is understood as something that is synonymous with the students because according to Ida Hartina (2006), stress has become a habit among students in higher education institutions.
According to Dr. Hans Selye, (1975) the founder of stress theory, defined stress as "the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it." The "demand" can be a threat, a challenge or any kind of change which requires the body to adapt. The response is automatic and immediate. Stress which promotes and facilitates learning is called good stress. An optimal level of stress can enhance learning ability. In the meantime, stress which inhibits and suppresses learning is called bad stress and also known as distress. The bad stress must be prevented and avoided in …show more content…

According to Girdano and Everly (1988), in their book Controlling Stress and Tension, the main causes of stress or stressor is pressure from a psychosocial perspective, biological and personality. Three sources of stress related to the burden experienced by students identified by researchers of academic excessive burden, relationship intrapersonal, and academic expectations excessively. According to Rocha-Singh (1994, in Nonis, Hudson, Logan, & Ford, 1998), time constraints, financial pressures, academic workload, and problems interpersonal relationships with lecturers, peers, and others provide significant contribution to the stress among

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