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Chapter 15: Stress and Health
"Stressed Out?"

Introduction
As you learned in this chapter, college students can feel stress from the decisions and changes that they face. Being away from home, worrying about grades, and feeling insecure can seem overwhelming for some. Luckily, colleges know that stress affects every student, and administrators on-campus counseling centers are available to help students who are having trouble coping. Some colleges even have online counseling services, such as virtual pamphlets, that students can browse for help. The University of Florida has several pamphlets online, and two of them give tips on how to balance stress.

Destination Title: Counseling Center of the University of Florida
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Directions

  • Start at the Counseling Center of the University of Florida Web site.
  • Click on the "Self-Help Information" icon.
  • Scroll down to the "Anxiety, Stress and Depression" topic and click on the "Maintaining the Balance: A Self-Help Guide for Students" topic. You may also visit the "Stress and College Students" topic.
  • Browse through the site, taking notes as you go.
Read through the information, and then answer the following questions.
1. What are ineffective coping strategies?


2. How can identifying feelings help students manage stress?


3. How can negative, irrational thinking contribute to stress?


4. How can students maintain balanced stress levels?


5. As you have read the information in this Web site, you've no doubt recognized patterns of stress that high school students share with college students. On a poster board, design a collage that suggests ways that students in your school can manage stress. Display your posters outside the classroom to give other students ideas to consider.