11/20/2019 0 Comments My Applied projectThe first semester of my senior year is coming to an end and before I know it I will be graduating. This applied project has become very important to me by helping me with my major and my soon to be career. I am an Interdisciplinary Studies major concentrating on mental health. This applied project has helped me learn so much new information. For this project I have been concentrating on stress in college students and how to reduce it. As a college student I have realized how much stress can really affect our everyday life and I wanted to help my peers. I chose this topic for this project because I wanted to find some easy, cheap ways college students can reduce their stress. As college students, we all like the words cheap and easy. Sometimes we feel like we have no free time during the day because we always have so much going on either with homework, projects and work but we need to start taking a little time out of our day to concentrate on our wellbeing. With this being said my applied project is a podcast. I decided to make a podcast that gives advice on stress and different ways to reduce it. By making this podcast it is an easy way for college students to listen and get the advice they need. Podcasts are a popular thing now days where you can be driving, doing homework, working out and still be listening to these interesting recordings. Here is the link to my Podcast: Listen to "Stress Reducing Techniques for College Students" from Hailey D on Anchor
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Stress is something that most everyone goes through at some point in their life. Stress is the body's reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. There are many different things in our daily lives that can cause stress and anxiety. The cause of stress can be different in everyone. It can be caused by something minor like forgetting to finish a homework assignment or it can be caused by the loss of a loved one. Everyone deals with stress differently. Stress is key for survival, but too much stress can be detrimental. Emotional stress that stays around for weeks or months can weaken the immune system and cause high blood pressure, fatigue, depression, anxiety and even heart disease. Ongoing, chronic stress, can cause or exacerbate many serious health problems, including: Mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attacks, and stroke. Stress is very common in college students. College students can become very stressed especially freshmen and sophomores because it is a big transition into college life. Being a freshman and sophomore can also be stressful because they may have to share a room with a roommate and that could be something they have never had to do before. There are many different things that can cause stress in undergraduate college students. For example A student who is attending school and is working can become stressed from feeling overwhelmed. Paying for school can be stressful because college is very expensive and so are all the things that go with it, such as books, food ect. Low class college students may have more stress than higher class college students because they are worried about paying for college but they may also be worried about their family back at home. College students who attend different schools may have different stressors as well. For example, college students that attend UNH may be more stressed than kids who attend PSU. This could be because UNH is a much bigger campus with more students. There are a few different easy and cheap ways undergraduate college students can reduce their stress. A few of these are Meditation, Yoga, Planning/Scheduling and Leisurely activities. Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation. Meditation would help college students clear their mind and relax.(Oman) Yoga is a mind-body practice that combines physical poses and controlled breathing. (Villate) This will help relax and lower blood pressure. Planning and scheduling will help reduce stress by keeping them on top of their homework and deadlines. Lastly leisurely activities will help college students reduce their stress by getting their mind off of what is causing the stress.(Misra) As a college student, I realize that taking time out of the day can sometimes be hard but it is really important to reduce stress because it can lead to more intense issues. There are a few things that could be done to increase the likelihood of college students doing some of these stress reducing activities. One thing that should be done is that every college should offer free group activities such as yoga or meditation classes. A college student it more likely to go to a yoga or meditation class if it is cheap/free and nearby. The second thing that should be done is posters or flyers in busy areas such as cafeteria, library, coffee places etc, about these yoga or meditation classes and where they are being offerened. Another thing that could be done is having a speaker come to colleges and talk about different stress relieving techniques such as planning/scheduling. Lastly there could be a club that anyone can join whenever they want and do a new leshurly activity each or every other week. Bethany Ao. “Stressed-out college students are sleeping less than ever. Meditation apps could help.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15, Oct. 2019. Misra, Ranjita, and Michelle McKean. “College Students’ Academic Stress and Its Relation to Their Anxiety, Time Management, and Leisure Satisfaction.” American Journal of Health Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 2000, p. 41. Oman, Doug, et al. “Meditation Lowers Stress and Supports Forgiveness Among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of American College Health, vol. 56, no. 5, Mar. 2008, pp. 569–578. Villate, Vanessa M. “Yoga for College Students: An Empowering Form of Movement and Connection” Physical Educator, vol. 72, no. 1, LateWinter 2015, pp. 44–66. Studies show that interactions with therapy animals can decrease stress in humans. Playing with or petting an animal can increase levels of the stress-reducing hormone oxytocin and decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol. Hospitals, schools and universities use this strategy to help reduce the stress level in patients and students who are usually stressed. Being in the hospital can be a hard time for patients, their family and friends. School can also be very stressful. Most kids and adults who participate in school have a lot on their plate and it can be overwhelming. By having support animals come into these settings it will really help reduce these peoples stress. I believe this really works. Last week I was walking to class and saw the cutest, most fluffy support dog walking with its owner. Seeing this furry pet immediately put a smile on my face and I forgot about all my stress for a couple minutes. I went over to the dog to pet it and show it some love. Just by being with this dog for less than 5 minutes it made my day. I walked away from the dog more happy and positive. I believe if colleges, schools, workplaces and hospitals brought in a support dog once a week it would increase the people in these environments mood and decrease their stress. 11/13/2019 0 Comments RA Outline1. Introduction
- Stress is the body's reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. - Stress is key for survival, but too much stress can be detrimental. Emotional stress that stays around for weeks or months can weaken the immune system and cause high blood pressure, fatigue, depression, anxiety and even heart disease. - There are many different things in our daily lives that can cause stress and anxiety. (money, family, work, school, friends, ect.) Ongoing, chronic stress, however, can cause or exacerbate many serious health problems, including: Mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythms, heart attacks, and stroke. 2. Stress in college students - College students can become very stressed especially freshmen and sophomores because it is a big transition into college life. Juggling work and school can also cause stress. - Every college student has different stressors in their life. Low class college students may have more stress than higher class college students. (college is expensive) - College students may have different stressors that go to different schools such as small or big schools. (Plymouth and UNH) 3. Different ways college students can reduce their stress - Meditation - Yoga - Planning/Scheduling - Leisurely activities 4. Conclusion - What needs to be done to have college students do these things. 5. References Misra, Ranjita, and Michelle McKean. “College Students’ Academic Stress and Its Relation to Their Anxiety, Time Management, and Leisure Satisfaction.” American Journal of Health Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 2000, p. 41. Villate, Vanessa M. “Yoga for College Students: An Empowering Form of Movement and Connection.” Physical Educator, vol. 72, no. 1, LateWinter 2015, pp. 44–66. Oman, Doug, et al. “Meditation Lowers Stress and Supports Forgiveness Among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of American College Health, vol. 56, no. 5, Mar. 2008, pp. 569–578. Bethany Ao. “Stressed-out college students are sleeping less than ever. Meditation apps could help.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15, Oct. 2019. 11/12/2019 0 Comments Precishttp://web.a.ebscohost.com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=2dec79e2-397f-4985-a1ce-6447093f4479%40sdc-v-sessmgr01&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=3308416&db=aph
1. Misra, Ranjita, and Michelle McKean. “College Students’ Academic Stress and Its Relation to Their Anxiety, Time Management, and Leisure Satisfaction.” American Journal of Health Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 2000, p. 41. 2. This author believes that time management can decrease stress and anxiety in college students. 3. This article suggests that if students manage their time by planning and scheduling out when they will do their homework it will decrease their stress and anxiety. 4. The audience is all undergraduate college students. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=8&sid=2dec79e2-397f-4985-a1ce-6447093f4479%40sdc-v-sessmgr01&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=100606336&db=aph 1. Villate, Vanessa M. “Yoga for College Students: An Empowering Form of Movement and Connection.” Physical Educator, vol. 72, no. 1, LateWinter 2015, pp. 44–66. 2. This author believes that yoga helps reduce stress and anxiety in college students. 3. This article suggests that if college students participate in yoga it will help them slow down which will reduce their stress and anxiety by helping them think clearly. 4. The audience is all college students. http://web.b.ebscohost.com.libproxy.plymouth.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=06aab099-fea1-463d-b6bc-fce3400d8703%40pdc-v-sessmgr04 1. Oman, Doug, et al. “Meditation Lowers Stress and Supports Forgiveness Among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” Journal of American College Health, vol. 56, no. 5, Mar. 2008, pp. 569–578. 2. This author believes that it college students lear and easy way to meditate it will help reduce their stress and anxiety. 3. This article suggests that training college undergraduates in integrated meditation programs can reduce their levels of perceived stress. 4. The audience is undergraduate college students. https://www.inquirer.com/health/temple-university-students-stress-meditation-app-sleep-philadelphia-20191015.html 1. Bethany Ao. “Stressed-out college students are sleeping less than ever. Meditation apps could help.” The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15, Oct. 2019. 2. This author believes that a Meditation app could help decrease stress and anxiety in college students. 3. This article suggests that introducing a meditation app to students will help them relax which will help reduce their stress and anxiety. 4. The audience is college students. |
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