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Unstructured time
Decreased adult availability Being on your own in a new environment Changing relations with family
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PERSONAL PLANNING
Personal planning and adeptness at managing each of issues will increase the serenity and reduce the
stressors within a busy, productive life.
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WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is your mind and bodys response or reaction to a real or imagined threat, event or change. The threat, event or change are commonly called stressors. Stressors can be internal (thoughts, beliefs, attitudes or external (loss, tragedy, change).
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Physical
Poor appetite or overeating Feeing tired and fatigued Various aches and pains ---headache body ache muscle pain Nausea & abdominal Pain Sleep problems Falling sick very often e.g. fever cough cold diarrhea ( because of lowering of immunity due to stress)
MENTAL STRESS
Feeling low Nervousness and Anxiety Excessive Anger or Depression Being easily upset Poor self confidence Low self esteem Lack of Concentration Poor performance in studies
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EUSTRESS
Eustress or positive stress occurs when your level of stress is high enough to motivate you to move into action to get things accomplished.
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DISTRESS
Distress or negative stress occurs when your level of stress is either too high or too low and your body and/or mind begin to respond negatively to the stressors.
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ALARM STAGE
As you begin to experience a stressful event or perceive something to be stressful psychological changes occur in your body. This experience or perception disrupts your bodys normal balance and immediately your body begins to respond to the stressor(s) as effectively as possible.
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OBSTACLES
Most people who need care dont seek it or receive it Stigma, cultural pressure, mistrust, lack of information keep people out of care So do lack of resources; treatment and medication are expensive Care is disjointed Some schools dont see emotional well-being and growth as in their mission
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COMMON PROBLEMS
Relationship problems
Depression Anxiety Eating Disorders Substance Abuse
Sleep Problems
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ANXIETY
Situational Developmental Generalized anxiety disorder Performance Panic disorder, OCD, phobias
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SLEEP PROBLEMS
35% of adult population experience insomnia 11% of college students get a good nights sleep Loss of cognitive functioning, driving Increased risk of depression < 7 hours yields sleep deprivation
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L E A R N S
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Laugh E A R N S
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Medicine today?
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WHAT IS HUMOR?
An attitude toward life. Taking your work seriously but yourself lightly. Humor is healthy. Humor connects us to others! It makes us MORE effective!
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GATHER DATA
Documentation
How many students take time off for medical reasons? Who comes back?
How many students are hospitalized?
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WELLNESS ACTIVITIES
Start a Wellness Center on campus
Teach yoga, sleep hygiene, relaxation response as part of leading balanced life.
Have annual wellness or caring events or maximize academic potential, minimize stress Student Wellness Reps.
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Confidentiality
What about parents? How much care for whom? How are sickest students cared for? When should students take a medical leave of absence? Re-entry?
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RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Emotional and physical well-being are crucial for academic success The entire student body benefits from a strong counseling program The institution benefits by increased retention and graduation, which enhance reputation
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THE TAKEAWAY
Academic performance is enhanced by physical and emotional health We can learn to recognize problems much earlier Depression, Anxiety and Stress are treatable Education, Psychotherapy and Medication are all effective
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