University life requires a student to take into account time management requirements, use time distribution tables, meet coursework deadlines and other social/educational responsibilities, which in high intensity conditions can become one of the causes of academic stress (Atibuni 2012). ​

• Academic stress is directly related to students' academic performance and negatively affects their health. ​

• A particularly high rate of academic stress is observed among employed students

What are the symptoms of stress? ​

Physical symptoms: headache, twitching of the eyebrows, throbbing nostrils, dry mouth or throat, difficulty swallowing, sores on the tongue, neck pain, dizziness, tongue sticking, back pain, muscle pain, etc.​

What are the symptoms of stress? ​

Emotional symptoms: mood swings, irritability, depression, unusual aggressiveness, concentration and memory impairment, excitability, pettiness, nightmares, social isolation, etc.

What are the symptoms of stress? ​

Behavioral symptoms: teeth grinding, physical weakness, nervous laughter, tapping with fingers and feet, nail biting, excessive smoking, alcohol abuse, excessive food intake, excessive diet, etc.

Recommendation

In order to effectively deal with academic stress, students need to develop simple strategies for coping with stress.

Stress coping strategies

It will help you acquire simple study skills

• Correct time management

• Setting realistic academic goals

• Certain kind of encouragement to complete the task

• Organizing the learning process in an interesting and fun way

• Introducing physical activities into the daily routine

• Socialization and healthy communication

• Regulating the sleep cycle (maintaining the circadian rhythm)​​

Note: Acquiring and following study habits is positively correlated with academic performance.