Selected Business Article

Beating Stress Before It Beats You http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130830-beat-stress-before-it-beats-you

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Don’t reach your breaking point…

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- Chronically nervous people risk health - Anxiety causes shortness of temper and memory loss - “Job strain” linked to 23% increase of heart attacks

Summary

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Summary

- Innovative ways to manage tension; exercise, yoga, reading, cleaning, etc. - Touch base with contacts you’ve neglected - Find a “Comfort Food” for your mind

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Social Aspect

People ages 18-25 feel overwhelmed from the college lifestyle. From budgeting your money to handling the workload to choosing a career path, it seems as if there’s always something to worry about.

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Ethnographic Research

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College freshmen, Victor Smith, reading an excerpt from his psychology textbook and preparing to type the summary.

Ethnographic Research

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Student, Vincent Frazz, examining the total balance on his student identification card after buying lunch and receiving a receipt .

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Ethnographic Research

Sophomore, Nicole Jaghab, studying for a biology test and completing an online lab assignment.

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Chloe Duwe collecting spare change to help minimize her expenses on campus.

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Two students studying in class before they are given out their foreign language exam.

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Chloe Duwe Chloe Duwe rushing to complete her annotations, finish her collage project and review an article in the Wall Street Journal.

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Ethnographic Research A healthy lunch being weighed in the cafeteria and rung up on a student’s identification card.

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Ethnographic Research An e-mail that freshmen, Jenn Connell, received about being undecided in a field of study. The e-mail is titled, “No Major, No Problem!”

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-Students seemed flustered and irritated. -Work load may have been more then they expected. -Frustrated with having no money and seem to be disappointed when asking their parents for extra cash.

Ethnographic Research Observations

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Ethnographic Research Findings -“The work load and spending money that I don’t have are the main things that give me anxiety. I would find a job but I’d probably fall behind on assignments.” -Most students agree that their time management skills need improvement. -Distance from home has effected many socially.

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