Long Term Stress Psychology

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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Counseling Concepts and Applications for Student Affairs Professionals (CNS 577) 10-1-2011 Counseling and Student Affairs Stress and Its Effects on College Students [brochure and video] Kim Kubicek Western Kentucky University, kimkubicek@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cns_apps Part of the Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons Recommended Citation Kubicek, Kim, "Stress and Its Effects on College Students [brochure and video]" (2011). Counseling Concepts and Applications for Student Affairs Professionals (CNS 577). Paper 17. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cns_apps/17 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®.…show more content…
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Stress     Is This Really a Problem? It’s no surprise that college can be a stressful time in a person’s life. What may be surprising is the degree and extent to which college students are affected by stress. Know the Signs of Stress Stress that can have a profound impact on college students’ well-being. It is critical to be able to identify the signs and symptoms of too much stress. Physical symptoms:  Increased frequency of headaches.  Recurring colds and minor illness.  Frequent muscle aches and/or tightness  Fatigue Emotional symptoms:  Increased levels of frustration and anger.  Being more irritable or disorganized than usual.  Greater sense of persistent time pressure.  Increased difficulty in getting things done.  Feelings of hopelessness in coping with life (The University of Illinois at Chicago, 2006) Help! I’m Stressed! What can you do if you’re feeling stressed? A few suggestions from the University of Texas at Austin’s Counseling and Mental Health Center include:   In fact, nearly 30% of college students have reported feeling overwhelmed a great deal of the time. (Pryor et al.,
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