Students react to college in a variety of ways. For some students, college is stressful because it is an abrupt change from high school. For others, separation from home is a source of stress.
Although some stress is necessary for personal growth to occur, the amount of stress can overwhelm a student and affect the ability to cope.
A consequence of that rapid growth has been a loss of personal attention to students. One measure of excessive stress, or distress, in college students is the use of mental health services.
Symptoms commonly reported by campus psychiatrists portray a general picture of school-related stress, for example, the inability to do school work and the fear of academic failure.
A second measure of distress in college students is the dropout rate. Although nationwide figures are difficult to obtain, an estimated 50 percent of entering freshmen do not finish college four years later (Hirsch and Keniston 1970).
Studies of college dropouts associate dropping out with the aversive side of the "fight or flight" formula; that is, students, feeling a mismatch between themselves and their college, wish to distance themselves from the source of stress, the college environment (Falk 1975; Hirsch and Keniston 1970; Katz and others 1969).
Monday, January 25, 2010
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What will happen if I do not take the weight stress problems faced?
ReplyDeletecan you explain it to me...
[Najiena A123573]
About the Weight Issues
ReplyDeletePartially because of stress and partially because of other social and practical issues faced by college students, many struggle with their weight. Many gain 10-20 pounds around their first year (weight gain known as the Freshman 15), and others lose weight unintentionally, or struggle with eating disorders.
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ReplyDeleteactually In the long term, stress can be a severe impact to yourself. You need to take action to solve this problem, if not, it will affect your self as follows:
• Easy and fast fatigue tired
• Disappointment
• Lost spirit ( "burn out")
DO NOT LET STRESS CONTROL YOU..!!!
Najiena A123573
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