COLLEGE STRESS MONTHBYMONTH

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COLLEGE STRESSMONTH-BY-MONTH

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• COUNSELING SERVICES
• MOUNT UNION COLLEGE

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SEPTEMBER

• Homesickness
• Typical First-year Problems
• Values Crises
• Culture Shock
• Identity Crises
• Independence Issues

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OCTOBER

• College is Difficult, Not Always Fun
• Typical Problems
• No Friends
• Mid-term Academic Problems
• Relationships Loneliness
• Job Worries for Seniors

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NOVEMBER

• Academic Pressures Increase
• Typical Problems
• Disappointment
• Economic Worries
• Give Up on Making Friends, Fitting In
• Social Blues/No Significant Other

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DECEMBER

• Time Strain
• Typical Problems
• Strong Emotions Finals, Projects Loom
• Pre-Holiday Family Worries
• Holiday Finances
• Relationship Tensions

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JANUARY

• Post-Holiday Renewal
• Sense of Purpose
• Post-Holiday Sadness
• Sense of Despair
• Long Winter Ahead

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FEBRUARY

• Students Tire
• Typical Problems
• Cabin Fever, Lethargy Common
• Vocational Choice and/or Major
• Depression, Loneliness
• Social and Physical Activity at a Low

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MARCH

• Seniors Face Existential Crisis
• Typical Problems
• AOD Use Increase
• Academic Failure or Pressures
• Problems with Significant Others
• Suicide Threats, Injuries, Drop-Outs

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APRIL

• Academic Pressures at a Peak
• Social Pressures Increase
• Typical Problems
• Scheduling Frustration and Confusion
• Selecting a Major or Career
• Seniors Decision-Making Difficult

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MAY

• Time Strain
• No Time, Too Much To Do
• Typical Problems
• Seniors May Panic Too Much Change
• Depression Over Family Problems
• Finals
• Relationship Stresses