Stress Causes among Age Groups

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Stress among Various Age Groups

Stress is not only for people occupied with work but it is among all age groups

Stress in Children

Recent researches show that persons who had experienced traumatic events during childhood are more susceptible to stress during adulthood and some of the experiences are the reminiscence of the childhood trauma.

Some of the events which act as trigger for stress in children are

Loss of parents
Ill treatment by step parents
Physical abuse - 'The Battered baby'
Sexual abuse
Sibling rivalry
Inability to adjust with friends and peers
Educational stress
Bullying at the school.

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If adequate support is given to the affected child, chances of recovery are good. If not, the child becomes more susceptible to further stress during rest of life.

Stress in Teens

The teen age or the adolescence is the link between the childhood and adulthood.

The person gets released from the clutches of parents and become independent.
Hormonal changes resulting in puberty occurs
Attraction towards opposite sex starts
Aggressiveness is more
More friendship develops
Get more chances for experimenting different things including substance of abuse.

Stress in teens could be due to

Pubertal Changes
Changing relationship with peers
New demands in the school
Safety issues in their neighborhood
Responsibilities to their families
Negative thoughts and feelings
Separation or divorce of parents
Death of a loved one
Chronic illnesses
Changing schools
Financial problems

Stress in Adults

Adults are exposed everyday to different persons, stimulus and situations. Some of these can prove to be hostile resulting in stress. Moreover if the person has had a stressful childhood the chances are still higher. The triggers could be

Misunderstanding with the spouse
Death of the spouse, children or parents
Workplace stress including bullying by colleagues, inability to perform well
Accidents and arguments with strangers in the traffic
Financial insecurity
Job insecurity

The age group may be different. The stress factor may not be similar. But the effects of stress are the same. Due to the effects of stress on the body, the physical and the mental health get affected and the affected person finds difficult to lead a normal life.