Episodic Acute Stress

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In the spirit of fairness, families from low economic background may face additional stressors, not all stress is detrimental to an individual’s health. According to the American Psychological Association there are three different types of stress. Acute stress is the most experienced and is short term. Examples of acute stress can stem from last minute studying for an exam or rushing to work to avoid being late. Acute stress can manifest itself through depression and anxiety, but also through physical forms such as heartburn and headaches. Furthermore, once acute stress is ongoing and recurrent it forms into episodic acute stress, which can manifest itself as constant nervousness, chest pain and even heart disease. The most extreme type …show more content…

It is not rare to find studies where race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status correlate. According to the American Psychological …show more content…

The education system in the U.S. is in need of much improvement due to the educational gaps and racial disparities. There are numerous students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in need of additional resources, support, and help from early childhood that would make a profound difference in there later years in life. It is also important to note that not much research in regards to executive function for older children was found. There are many ongoing studies that investigate how executive function skills within younger children, and analyzing older children as well could expand upon that area of study. This is important to investigate because research has shown that self-regulation skills are important for being successful and impact areas that affect a child’s ability to learn. Through research Mischel discovered self-regulation skills start to develop from birth, and influence a child’s behavior and actions into adulthood. Therefore, I think it is important to continue research that relates to self-regulation functions and other executive function skills throughout childhood as well as into adulthood. I want to be able to use these thoughts to create autonomy in my classroom in regards to hard work and executive functioning.. This research has made me physically and socially conscious of my own decisions that I make with

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