Stress and Student Health: The Impact on Academic Performance

Name: Instructor: Title: Date of Submission: BIOLOGY OF STRESS AND HOW IT AFFECTS STUDENT HEALTH AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE How stress affects the human body: The condition of stress for students is largely associated with sadness which is a literal natural part of any human experience. In life there are bound to be disappointments and for this reason, many people would deal with such disappointments in different ways. The various issues that would lead to sadness is when people lose their loved ones, when undergoing specific life challenges such as divorce or severe illness, or any other challenges that could be met including the failure to achieve personal goals in life. Most of the feelings in this case tend to be short-lived due to human nature and an individual under this experience would gradually recess back to their normal state. However, if these feelings exceed to a certain limit where an individual experiences persistent and intense feelings of sadness, they may end up developing stress. The condition of stress is also