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Title: FRIENDSICKNESS
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FRIENDSICKNESS
- Erin Klingenberg, M.Ed. LPCC NCC
- Director of Counseling
- Valley City State University
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Friendsickness? What is that?
- Relational challenge for college students that is
induced by moving away from the established
network of friends (Paul Brier, 2001).
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Defined
- Challenge in the college transition that is
distressing and dampening to college adjustment
and in need of prevention and intervention
efforts so that its effects do not become
chronic.
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Transitional Period
- May be decreased sense of competence as a friend
(Paul Brier, 2001). - Feeling of loss and grief may be so intense that
student has no energy to invest in forward
focusing.
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Backward Focusing -vs.- Forward Focusing
- Backward Focusing Preoccupied with losing the
established friendships. - Forward Focusing Shift from pre-college
friendships to new college friendships.
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Senior Year of High School
- Signs of Potential Problems
- Avoidance of post high school decisions
- Uncharacteristic academic problems
- Depression
- Anger
- Overly consumed with high school friends
- Social adjustment problems
- Withdrawn
- Acting out
- Alcohol and/or other drug misuse
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First Semester College
- First semester lays the ground work for program
completion and attainment. - 50 of students experience moderate to high
degree of friendsickness. - 40 did not include new college friends at the 10
week mark into college (Paul Brier, 2001).
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Psychosocial Maturity
- Definition Capacity of an individual to
function without the over-influence of
parents/friends (Budny Delaney, 2001). - Eliminating parents/friends from the students
life is NOT the desire but rather, eliminating
the dependency on parents/high school friends.
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Signs and Symptoms
- Feelings of loss and grief/sadness
- Loneliness
- Loss of appetite
- Academic difficulties
- Abuse of alcohol and other drugs
- Change in sleep patterns
- Crying spells
- Poor choice of friends
- Anger
- None
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Preparing High School Students
- Identify expectations student family friends
- Social adjustment
- Emotional separation from high school friends for
some (age) - Recognize poor coping pattern
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Addressing Friendsickness
- Identify family expectations how they may
contribute to friendsickness - Prospective higher education institution how do
they address transitions - Resources available referrals
- Social adjustment coping skills
- Self inventory
- Familys transition prepare
- Special population
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What Can I Do?
- Suggestions for the high school counselor
- Parent awareness
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Student preparation
- Presentation to senior classes
- College student return to HS classes
- Coping skills identified
- Referrals
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What Can I Do?
- Suggestions for the Student Affairs Personnel
- Educate RAs about Friendsickness
- Educate family members during summer orientation
- Educate students during summer orientation
- Counseling Services awareness
- Educate Academic Advisors
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Summary
- Awareness recognize
- Action students families
- Advocate prevention
- Future gender first-generation student
distance from home age of HS student
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Overview
- Best Treatment is Prevention!
- Raise the knowledge level of new students and
families regarding lifestyle changes
(friendships sharing room bathroom cafeteria
etc) - Awareness of the resources available to the new
student and family members provided through the
university/community - Helping all parties develop a positive attitude
toward the first year of college
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Reference
- Budny, D.D., Delaney, C.A.(2001). Working with
students and parents to improve the freshman
retention. Paper presented at the Frontiers in
Education Conference. Reno, NV. - Oswald, D.L., Clark, E.M.(2003). Best friends
forever? High school best friendships and the
transition to college. Personal Relationships,
10, 187-196. - Paul, E.L., Brier, S.(2001). Friendsickness in
the transition to college Precollege predictors
and college adjustments correlates. Journal of
Counseling and Development, 79. 77-87.
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