... stress and prepares for action, either to fight or to escape. Endocrine glands release hormones that increase heartbeat and respiration, elevate blood sugar, increase perspiration, dilate pupils and slow the digestion. In the second stage, resistance, the body repairs any damage caused by the alarm reaction. If the stress continues, the body has to remain alert and can no longer repair the damage. As the resistance continues the third stage, exhaustion, sets in and a stress related disorder might result. Prolonged exposure to stress uses all the body's energy supplies and can even lead to death (Rice, 1992; Cardwell, M., & Flanagan, C. 2002.) A study on the stress levels of students was carried out by Li Yuen Hung (1999). Participants consisted of 147 college students who were surveyed two weeks into their first term in college and again by the end of the first term. The data analysed consisted of ...

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