Many students do not have the necessary skills in order to easily overcome their stress by themselves however there are many different solutions that students can use in order to release and feel stress-free. To begin with the problem of stress occurs when students start with their first semester of college. During the first semester of college students are required to take different courses that help them familiarize and prepare them for a successful college career. Some courses that these students are required to take are a first-year seminar course that introduces students to the university and helps them explore the different type of resources that the university offers. These courses are great because it helps students feel confident and …show more content…
Moreover, if every college freshman is required to take a mandatory health and wellness course more students would be concerned about their health and those experiencing stress would be informed and have the opportunity to learn about how to manage their time and stress more effectively. Another reason why college freshman should have a mandatory health and wellness course is because each college freshman as part of a final project will have the chance to apply what they have learned in class in themselves. In order to pass the course, each freshman must be able to complete a mandatory behavior change project and apply all their skills in a behavior that each student would like to change about him or herself. For example, if a female college freshman student is suffering from stress and chooses to work on managing her stress as her behavior change project. She will try to make a plan and come up with ideas in order for her to be able to manage her stress more effectively. Behavior change project work for a minimum period of six weeks however in those six weeks individuals who want to make a change focus on one aspect of their behavior and make goals for …show more content…
Some students often feel overwhelmed with the amount of homework and projects that they have to complete and that automatically causes them to feel stressed. The perfect solution to overcome this problem is to set up a goal list or to do list. By setting up to do list students write every single task that they want to accomplish throughout the day. This helps a student focus on the specific goals that they want to accomplish and set aside other goals that are not necessary to complete in a day. Once a goal is met students begin to check of every task that they have completed. By the end of the day, students begin to feel satisfied and more relaxed once they have completed and finished the tasks for the
College students have do deal with moving away from home, intense pressure to keep their GPA high, working towards career goals, final exams, maintaining a social life, and the costs of college, all of which is a recipe for stress. (Reifman, 2011)
What I learned from the behavior change project is that it can be extremely hard to implement a behavioral change. Even if there is a real desire to make the change there are extenuating circumstances in everyone’s life that will test their resolve to change. That makes a high prioritization of the change a must. This also means that an physician must be understanding of a patient who is having a hard time changing. Being supportive instead of judgmental is paramount. The project also taught me how to develop and implement a change plan. The change plan is the ground floor to the entire change and failing to commit the time and energy to developing a realistic and goal oriented plan is a mistake. Finally having a good experience advising a peer will help future patients giving me experience and confidence to draw on.
Counseling Center for Human Development. Coping with Stress in College. U of South Florida. 3 Dec. 2000. http://usfweb.usf.edu/counsel/self-hlp/stress.htm
National Health Ministries (2006). Stress & The College Student. The University of Illinois at Chicago. http://www.uic.edu/depts/wellctr/docs/Stress%20and%20the%20College%20Student.pdf
College students, especially freshmen, experiencing stress is normal, but it a concern that should not be taken lightly. It is easy for situations to spiral out of control, or for freshmen to feel like they cannot complete the next four years if things stay the same. It is important for students to keep in my mind that it is never too late to try one of these coping skills, and it is never too late to ask for
While many first year college students are over stressed and constantly in a state of panic or fear, I was able to teach my brain how to relax and keep stress to a minimum. It is because of this that my first year of college has been relatively easier then
The United States passed bill that health insurance should be mandatory in the year 2014. Under the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, each person is required to have at least a minimum level of health insurance failure to, the individual will face a penalty. The mandatory health insurance issue has faced reactions from both sides with some people supporting while others opposing. It is mandatory for every individual to purchase a health insurance depending on their earnings. The health care insurance is mandatory for all US citizens, and all legal residents in America. It is considered as an individual responsibility requirement, and those without this insurance are subject to a tax penalty of $750 per year up to a maximum of three times that amount ($2,250) per family. However, there are exemptions for financial hardships, incarcerated persons, religious objections, and undocumented immigrants. Mandatory health insurance is important, and should be applied in all states because, everyone gets ill and at one time, they have to visit a health care facility for medical services. In addition, it protects the health future of families, and protects people from unexpected high medical costs because they are covered.
Driscoll, Emily. “Stress in College: What Causes it and How to Combat it.” Online posting. 31
Everyone deals with stress at some point in his or her life. Most people deal with it daily. As defined in the book called Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, stress is, “The mental, emotional, and physiological response of the body to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). This stress is caused by a stressor, which is also known as “a stress-causing event” (Hoeger & Hoeger, 2012). Stressors can take all different forms, from moving to a new town, having a baby, or even writing a paper (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). One major stressor in life can be going to college. If not coped with properly, these stressors can leave a person with too much stress that could end up harming them mentally and physically, such as developing an illness (Boyd, Wood, & Wood, 2011). There are several ways to cope with stress. Some healthy ways to cope with stress would be practicing emotion-focused coping, building time-management techniques, and practicing meditation.
A significant percentage of college students spend their time on campus with a lot of stress. This is due to a tight schedule that requires them to balances class time, assignments, tests, projects and extra curriculum activities. Other students are attached to the corporate world notably adult education offered in our campus. The working lot fined it challenging to meet extra workload in their courses. The final exams have a difficult feeling for the candidates due to anxiety of passing.
Stress is something that everyone has to deal with in life, whether it is good or bad stress. Stress management techniques are a great way to deal with stress. Some of the stress management techniques that I learned from this course are prioritization, scheduling, and execution. Using these techniques has effectively helped me deal with my own stress. When it comes to dealing with stress I still have many strengths and weaknesses that I will explain. Some stressors I have in my life that I will discuss are psychointrapersonal, social, life events, and daily hassles. Next, I will give my opinion on my post-course survey, and compare and contrast it to my pre-course survey scores. Finally, I will explain my last goals for this stress management course.
If stress is harsh and extended, it can lessen academic performance, hinder with a student’s capability to involve in and add to campus life, and raise the probability of substance abuse and other potentially destructive behaviors.
One thing that I want to do in my life is that I want to learn how to be kinder toward myself. Although I can easily do so for others, I struggle to love and support myself. I am extremely harsh and critical toward myself; all positive feelings I have toward myself tend to be temporary reactions to successes. Negative feelings not only tend to be the default, but also, when in reaction to shortcomings or downfalls, tend to be detrimentally enduring.
Stress presents itself in different ways. Some students may experience changes in sleep and eating patterns, increased frequency of headaches, increased levels of frustration and anger, being more irritable than normal, recurring colds and minor illnesses, frequent muscle aches and tightness, being more disorganized than usual, greater sense of persistent time pressure and increased difficulty in getting things done. Stressed college students may express multiple symptoms at once, which may render them incapable of completing assignments or even doing daily tasks. It is important to learn how to recognize when stress levels are out of control. The most dangerous thing about stress is how easily it can creep up on students. They get used to it and it starts to feels familiar. Students do not notice how much it is affecting them, even as it takes a heavy toll. The signs and symptoms of stress overload can be almost anything. Stress affects the mind, body, and behavior in many ways, ...
Healthcare is one of the top convivial and economic quandaries facing Americans today. The elevating cost of medical care and health indemnification is impacting the livelihood of many Americans in one way or another. The inability to pay for obligatory medical care is no longer a quandary affecting only the uninsured, but is increasingly becoming a quandary for those with health indemnification as well. The underinsured are those who have health indemnification but still struggle to pay their healthcare bills. Many of them are faced with elevating health care premiums, deductibles, and copayments, as well as limits on coverage for s accommodations or other limits and omitted accommodations that can increment out-of-pocket expenses.