Causas de estrés en los estudiantes de psicología de la Universidad de Pamplona en el ámbito académico.

Abstract

Academic stress, from a psychosocial perspective, refers to the factors, pressures, demands and dysfunctions of the educational system that may have some influence on the health, well-being and academic performance of Psychology students at the University of Pamplona, who They range from the ages of 22 to 28 years. This stress affects in different ways, and depending on the person, the emotional state, health and interpersonal relationships. Psychology students experience stress, usually during exams or evaluative activities and such stress is of short but intense duration, the same situation or event is considered stressful or not, the main source of stress in university students is the overload of tasks and work, However, there are also other stressful aspects such as evaluation (either through exam, essay, work or research), limited time to do the work, final grades (especially if they are low), excess homework, large amount of study material, having to speak or expose in class, among others. Academic stress is also found in other social aspects such as competitiveness, rivalries or conflicts between colleagues or teachers, group activities, group acceptance, fear of failure, disappointments of parents, etc. Students may experience high stress due to academic and work demands, and if they fail to adapt to these they may suffer from exhaustion, self-criticism, devaluation, loss of interest and doubts about their academic ability, affecting both health and academic performance.