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College Students and Stress . By: Vinny Arsi, Rachel Zeilman, Joseph DeRose, and Mike . 1. What is stress?. Stress is an emotion one feels in response to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional response - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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College Students and Stress
By: Vinny Arsi, Rachel Zeilman, Joseph DeRose, and Mike
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What is stress? Stress is an emotion one feels in response to
a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional response
Can come from any situation that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous or anxious
Caused by existing stressors Environmental Economic Commuting
Coping Mechanisms Eating/Sleeping Exercise Counseling
Anyone can experience stress Can lead to anxiety or depression
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Environmental Stressors: What causes stress from living at college? Undergraduate Freshman
leaving home for the first time becoming independent decision makers having to meet new standards
Loss of control over new environment Not used to the area, feel uncomfortable
Hard time adjusting to new climate new language/slang behavior
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what are some effects? Some new students can find the new
experiences to be exciting, others overwhelming and filled with anxiety
Nervousness Loneliness Sleepiness Homesickness
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Homesickness For some it can be mild Others have excessive stress, anxiety,
depression Can improve over time or can suffer entire
academic career Withdrawal from friends and family
Don’t try and make new friends Feel uncomfortable and shy Tend to stay in their rooms and not participate in
activities on campus Keep to themselves Effects academic and social life 5
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Friendships and relationships Developing new friendships and managing old
ones is a major cause of stress in new college students
Hard to determine who you can trust when you know no one
Keeping in touch with old friends from high school can be stressful Tend to close themselves off and only talk to old
friends Not making new ones because they feel
comfortable with others Or if you neglect old friends, they may come to
resent you for moving on Find balance
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Stress from College CommutingJournal is Perceptual and Motor SkillsTitle is Driving Induced Stress in Urban
College Students’Researched possible correlation
between college commuting and stressAttempted to find leading stress-
inducers experienced during commuting
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Leading Stressors from commuting
An exam at school
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Leading Stressors from commuting
Parking at school
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Leading Stressors from commuting
Car riding too closely behind
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Stress from college Commuting
Slow Drivers
Pick it up!!!
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Research Conclusion Correlation between high-stress levels and
college commuting Concluded that the leading stressor was….
SOMEONE DRIVING TOO SLOWLY ON THE ROAD.
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Foods That Are snacked on
Pringles
Tastycakes
Potato Chips
Ice Cream
Candy
Ramen noodles
Fast Food
Energy Bars
Pop-tarts
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Stress from Commuting Look familiar?
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Stress from college Commuting Research showed correlation between high-stress
levels and college commuting
Relieving Stress
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Ways to Handle Stress
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Physical Activity Study, Vigorous Physical Activity, Sports
Participation, and Athletic Identity: Implications for Mental and Physical Health in College Students
Included 395 undergraduate college students. Measured and compared both High School and
College Students Higher stress and lower physical activity rates
were shown in college students compared to high school students
Results for Mental Health showed those who were Continuously Active and Currently Active had a high positive affect and self-esteem, along with lower stress reported as compared to those Not Continuously Active and Not Currently Active
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Personal Survey Surveyed 50 Rowan Undergraduate Students 62% said they experience some sort of stress. Of those who said YES, 84% said this stress
affects them in some way on a daily bases. 68% reported not getting enough physical
activity.(3-4 workouts a week of 30 minutes our more)
Of that 68%, 71% never though of physical activity as a means of dealing with stress
Of the 32% that reported yes, 95% said it helped them deal with stress
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Get Up And Get Started!!
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