STRESS IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Abstract

This article aims at studying the stress factors in students of an engineering course at the city of Curitiba. Although stress can be also regarded as a positive factor to the subjects, while responses to stress agents are mild and light, the notion most often widespread and damaging is that in which the estressor has a negative character and more prolonged, which indicates greater severity. Academic, social, profissional, exams, dedlines to be met, learning new technologies in short time, the search for an intership or placement in the labor market in the midst of this process of building a professional identity. Are variables that are interwined and can facilitate the emergence of estress in students. We characterize this study as descriptive, and assessment of the data will give a qualitative approach and the method used is the case study. The sample consisted of 84 engineering estudents. Finally, the study indicates the need for interventions that address the most affected group of students as well as providing proposals to minimize and avoid problems of students who drop out the course. Key-words: Education. Health. Stress. Curriculum.