When asked how they thought they did, the sleep deprived group reported to have had a higher level of concentration and an increased level of effort. In reality the sleep deprived group performed worse than the non-sleep deprived group and there was a noticeable increase of fatigue and confusion. So in reality, staying up late cramming doesn’t help but actually hurts our academic success.
But during this economic recession, college students have been having a difficult time staying in the college path, especially working class students. The lack of moral support from their families prevents these unfortunate students to finish their college education. The increase of college tuition and limited financial aid are causing students to go into debt, making them hesitant whether they should keep studying or not. Also it’s preventing students from picking needed major but because the low paycheck they are not sure if they will be able to be sustained. But college drop outs also can able be due to the unequal college preparation given in high schools.
For incoming freshmen the stress of going to a new school and meshing with a new team or coach can be stressful. For some students being away from home for an extended period of time for the first time can be a stressor. Another situation that is a common stressor amongst college athlete would include balancing the heavy workload academically with what they are expected to do as part of a team. For some college athletes, stress is about keeping their scholarships and whether or not they can afford the school if certain scholarships are taking away. There are a number of different reasons why college athletes become stressed and can feel a since of helplessness.
They turn to ADHD medication to help them write more, remember more material, and study for a longer period of time, giving them the advantage over their medication -free classmates. As stated in “Collegian-online,” studies have shown that when one student is taking ADHD medication to gain an advantage over others, it could cause the ADHD medication free students to resort to taking them also to level the playing field
To prove this point, a professor named Aaron Heller did a study of the brain to show that individuals with Depression have a less positive response to certain things than someone without Depression. (Depression and Anhedonia”, 2009) examines what Aaron Heller did by explaining, “1. In response to positive images, the depressed brains didn't sustain NA activation as well as the normal brains did--no matter how hard they tried. 2. Difficulties sustaining activity in the NA were associated with reduced activity in the PFC.
Delongis et al developed the hassles and uplifts scale, this measures attitudes towards daily situations. The HSUP evaluates both positive and negative events that occur in day to day life. Bouteyre investigated the relationship between daily hassles and the mental health of students during transition from school to university. First year psychology students at a French university completed the hassles part of the HSUP and a depression inventory. Results showed that 41% of the students suffered from depressive symptoms and there was a positive correlation between scores on the hassles scale and the incidence of depressive symptoms.
My article’s full citation is: Krista M. Soria & Sarah Linder (2014). Parental Divorce and First-Year College Students’ Persistence and Academic Achievement, Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 55:2, 103-116. The article’s purpose was to see if having divorced parents would affect a first year college student’s GPA and whether or not it would affect their continuance of education into a second year. The researchers used quantitative studies in order to gain a conclusion to their test. They began by issuing a Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey to all college freshmen at a public university.
Title: Making the Most Out of College: Students Speak Their Minds Author: Richard J. Light Published By: Harvard University Press, Massachusetts, England Year of Publication: 2001 SUMMARY Light’s research study examined university students throughout their college education to suggest possible changes to the education system in order to facilitate the best possible undergraduate experience. Light seeks to alter the common methods used by college officials of admitting good students and getting out of their way for the rest of their university life. The aim of Light’s book is to find out “first, what choices can students themselves make to get the most out of college [and] second, what are the effective ways for faculty members and
Running Head: SUBSTANCE ABUSE 1 Substance Abuse: The Misuse of Adderall in College Students Taylor Brown Francia Noble PSYCH 1300 SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2 Abstract The following paper consists of research obtained from two newspaper articles and one academic journal about a growing drug problem among your everyday college students across the nation. It will cover how so many students are obtaining the stimulant drug Adderall and what the abuse and/or misuse means for their future. It will cover how getting such enhancement pills is just as easy as getting the common cold. Also contained in the research all three sources have come to the conclusion that the use of this drug is inevitable among
Will Power Not Pill Power Adderall is one of the most commonly abused medical drugs amongst college students. It is a drug used to help people with ADD, ADHD, and narcolepsy. Although it is mainly used to help people with these disorders, many college students take it to help them focus and “do better” on their exams. It is a drug abuse that has been occurring since drugs or “pills” have entered the pharmaceutical market, and it occurs under the radar of law officials. Students take these drugs to stimulate their brain so they can work well under pressure and focus on studying.