Social distancing and isolation can present certain challenges, such as spending days or weeks at home with limited resources, stimulation and social contact. This can take a toll on mental health. Below you will find a summary of the potential impact of physical distancing on mental health and wellbeing, and tips for healthy coping. Coping…
The Top 10 Things A Parent Can Do To Promote Student Success In College
The key is to identify ways that are likely to work well for you as part of your own personal strategy for fostering resilience. From the American Psychological Association, 2017.
Understanding Grief and Loss Grief is a normal and natural reaction to loss. College students can experience many losses, from the death of a loved one to the loss of a significant relationship. Other losses can occur as students experience change. Symptoms of Grief and Loss Helping Others with Grief and Loss If you or…
Disordered eating consists of a spectrum of thoughts, feelings and behaviors associated with problem eating. On one end of this spectrum one might find concerns with body image and preoccupation with certain foods or eating habits. On the other end one might see severe caloric restriction (Anorexia Nervosa) or binge-purge cycles (Bulimia Nervosa), either of…
College students face many life challenges and transitions which can often lead to “the blues” or bouts of depression. Stresses of classes, moving away from home, forming new relationships, and worrying about the future can lead you to feel like you just can’t cope any longer. Sometimes, these feelings of being overwhelmed disappear after a…
We all know what it’s like to experience anxiety when we take final exams, give oral presentations, go on job interviews, or go on a first date. For most of us these situations produce reactions such as sweaty palms, muscle tightness, a pounding heart, and feelings of apprehension and uneasiness. “Normal” anxiety arouses us to…
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a pattern of persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity, most often evident before age seven. The inattention causes impairment in at least two settings, such as school and work, and it is more severe than what is usually seen with others of the same age and developmental status. Many students experience periods…
