Stress Triggers and Coping Strategies of Medical Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
Stress types are usually classified based on the source of stress, this is because not all potential stressors have the same force of impact or duration. The study analyzed stress coping styles in medical students. The triggers of stress were: academic overload, emotional problems, illness, lack of social support and alterations of sleep patterns; women present higher frequency of academic stress, they identify more potential stressors than men and maintain lower percentiles in all coping responses, which in men are: Seek of alternative rewards -BR- and emotional discharge -DE-, being of behavioral avoidance, postpone a style of coping that can reduce the impact on stress triggers in the short-term, thus, stress becomes chronic, and they try to distract their attention with alternative rewards or relieve energy through emotional acting out. Women respond by seeking alternative rewards -BR-, positive re-evaluation -RP- and cognitive avoidance -EC-, which, although they immediately reduce the discomfort of stress, do not counteract the sources that originate it, constituting apparent escape routes for coping.
Authors and Affiliations
Mercado-Rivas Martha Xitlal, Plantillas-Robles Juan Francisco, SalasMedina Daniela Lizbeth, Zavala-Pérez Ian Coahtepetzin
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