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leveraging alcohol and drug counseling
Substance abuse limits an individual’s ability to fully grasp its consequences; intoxication and denial both cause an emotional distancing from adverse experiences. In addition, adolescents’ sense of invulnerability and widespread acceptance of alcohol and drug use further minimize their awareness of substance abuse. Consequently, some individuals need to experience serious consequences in order to recognize […]
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Challenges to diagnosing alcohol use
Challenges to diagnosing alcohol use A complicating factor for diagnosis and treatment of alcohol diffi culties is the developmental stage of most undergraduate college students. At this age students typically feel invulnerable, and thus the consequences of substance abuse may have little or no impact on them. Also, since high-risk drinking is normative within some […]
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continuum of use alcohol & drugs
continuum of use alcohol & drugs Alcohol is a psychoactive drug that has been around for thousands of years and has been the drug of choice on America’s college campuses according to virtually every national study on college students’ alcohol and drug use (Johnston, O’Malley, & Bachman, 1998; Meilman, Cashin, McKillip, & Presley, 1998; Presley, […]
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academic difficulties for students
Subject though it is to numerous other infl uences, academic performance is at once a consistent outcome, sensitive indicator, and solid predictor of emotional well-being at all stages of development. Hence, the eff ective college mental health practitioner conceives the task of promoting students’ academic performance as just one aspect of enriching their educational and […]
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Campus Stressors for Particular Groups
Campus Stressors for Particular Groups Some stressors particularly aff ect students from certain groups. Th us, the workload and fi nancial pressures at certain schools probably make them more stress-inducing than others (Greene & Green, 2000). In addition, students of color oft en mention experiencing the following stressors: 1. Being a minority-group member within the […]
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common causes of stress among students
common causes of stress among students Like everyone else, students have individual responses to similar situations. Giving a 10-minute presentation, having a fi rst date, or moving across country to attend college may be experienced as excitingly positive or disturbingly stressful, depending on the individual. While reactions to potential stressors vary, the situations that tend […]
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physical signs of stress
physical signs of stress Stress is psychological and physical arousal to the demands of life. A stressful situation is one appraised as taxing or exceeding one’s personal resources and endangering well-being. Richard Lazarus states that “stress is a condition or feeling when a person perceives demands exceeding personal and social resource[s]” (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). […]
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Depressed and anxious and Environmental Changes
Depressed and anxious students oft en attribute their problems to outside circumstances, and sometimes they are right. For them to recover from their problems, something in their lives must change. And since students’ lives do change rapidly and unpredictably, time is oft en treatment’s great ally. Once midterms pass, the psychological crisis may be over. […]
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depressed and anxious students have social deficits
depressed and anxious students have social deficits A final area of behavioral diffi culties is social defi cits. Some depressed and anxious students shrink away from taking social risks partly because they know from experience that they’ll strike out. Th ere’s no point urging them to try again until they can improve their prospects. While […]
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Depression and anxiety are associated with self-destructive behaviors
Self-Destructive Behaviors Depression and anxiety are also associated with self-destructive behaviors— alcohol or other drug abuse; disordered eating; excessive gambling or spending; Internet, television, or video-game abuse; self-cutting; or self-destructive sexual activity. Th ough momentarily exciting or soothing, such behaviors ultimately dig a deeper hole of suff ering. As with avoidance, treating selfdestructive behaviors begins […]
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