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Causes of Anxiety
Causes of Anxiety
By Rajit Gulhati
Background
• In my last presentation, I discussed the methods that
could be used to combat anxiety amongst high school
teenagers
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Physical Exercise
MAJOR CAUSES
Anxiety amongst high schoolers has been rising due to increasing academic
pressure, a dangerous and changing world, and identity pressures
Academic Pressure An Unsafe World Identity Pressures
Academic pressure has Due to a variety of Familial and Societal
taken a toll on the changes, from the advent pressures have proven to
student body as one of of social media to the be the largest reason for
the largest reasons for increase in violent events anxiety amongst
anxiety in the United in schools in America, LGBTQIA+ students in
States and around the more teenagers feel the US and likely in the
world. unsafe and uncertain in world.
today’s world.
Academic Pressure
Transgender teenagers
feel immense pressure
in particular because of
a lack of understanding
and support from the
community
Conversely, even in
“accepting places”,
LGBTQIA+ students
may be expected to act
or behave a certain way
For many
LGBTQIA+
students,
heteronormative
attitudes and
homophobia cause
intense anxiety
Interconnectivity of Stressors
Increased identity
pressure
Academic pressure
Bullying/threats at
sets in due to falling
school or pressure
grades; overall
to conform
anxiety rises