Fighting Stress at the American Center

2010/02/11

Allegra Istrati explains categories of stressors

On February 11th, Allegra Istrati, a sophomore majoring in Dietetics and Fitness at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, gave a presentation to local university students on how to cope with stress during exams at the Yekaterinburg American Center. Local university students could easily relate to her experiences as Allegra talked about the nature of stress, different types of stress and its manifestations. She explained that students often create stress for themselves by postponing and procrastinating when facing deadlines. The speaker gave many tips on how to avoid stress or reduce its effects. The event concluded with small group sessions in which students discussed their personal experiences dealing with stress and presented their findings.