Topic 1: Does increasing travels between countries enable people to learn different cultures or to

Topic 37: What are the factors that cause stress and how to cope with stress?
 
(inadequate leisure time), (live a high pressured, fast-paced lifestyle); (poor time and money 
management), (juggle work and family commitments); ( addictions), (gambling) ( stocks) ;
( the environmental factors), (career concerns), (social relationships) (family problems) ;
(thoughts/ attitudes toward financial difficulties, academic difficulties, chronic illnesses, minor 
matters),
(Personality), ( unrealistic expectations), (events and situations)
(proper eating contributes to feelings of well-being) , ( exercise regularly); ( balance obligations and 
set priorities) ;
 (become accustomed to your daily activities and overlook their cumulative effect), (nurt1Lre a good 
state of mind) , (block out worries); (be assertive), (positive challenge, not a threat);
(balance work and family); (turn to others for support), (resolve conflicts with other people);
(release yourself from daily stresses with group sports, social events and hobbies)
Life today is filled with sources of stress, much of which cannot be avoided. When stress 
appears to be a lifelong problem to many people, how it actually forms remains a subject of 
controversy to many scientists. The objective of this essay is to outline both the sources of 
stress and appropriate ways of dealing with it.
Many stressors arise from people's circumstances. For example, the high-pressured and 
fast-paced lifestyle has made it unlikely for people to gain adequate leisure time. Failure to 
balance work and leisure causes them either to struggle with deteriorating health or to cope 
with psychological distress, e. g., anxiety and depression. Together with some other 
problems, such as disharmony with others, unpleasant work or living environment, it would 
increase stress to an unmanageable level.
Another group of stressors is intertwined with personality. People interpret events or 
situations differently. A problem taken as a threat by many people might be accepted as a 
positive challenge to others. Evidence is inconclusive about the reasons behind this 
distinction, but it is widely believed that a person of a cheerful disposition is less likely to be 
heavily affected by adversity. Of equal importance is the ability to handle with some issues, 
such as time and money. Considering the role of personality in deciding the attitudes toward 
an issue and responses to an event, the effect of stress management skills actually varies from 
person to person.
Methods to cope with stress are many, but the most effective ones are in fact not remote or 
complicated but accessible and practicable. People under stress are advised to participate 
more in recreational activities, adopt a sound dieting habit, and exercise regularly. They 
should learn to block out worries and try to keep the effect of a challenge in life to a 
minimum. Finally, it is important to nurture a good state of mind and to perceive things 
positively. 
As suggested above, environment factors can be taken as the sources of stress and people's 
personality determines the extent to which they are influenced by those factors. Adopting a, 
healthy lifestyle and proper attitudes toward life can promote people's physical and 
psychological well-being and help them relieve stress. 
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1. Lifelong=lasting=enduring=all-time
2. Form=develop=take shape
3. Life style=way of life=daily life=everyday life
4. Unpleasant=disagreeable
5. Unmanageable=uncontrollable
6. Interpret=understand=construe
7. Cheerful=positive
8. Disposition=character=temperament
9. Practicable=workable
10. Block out=erase=forget=wipe out 
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