Stress Busters
Taking slow, controlled breaths is a quick technique that can help your body calm down during a stressful moment.
What is deep breathing?
Located in Rowe Room 217, this center offers academic coaching, study strategies, and time-management help.
What is the Academic Achievement Center (AAC)?
Stress is always bad for you.
Myth. Some short-term stress can help with motivation and responding to challenges.
Waiting until the last minute to start an assignment is this habit, which can increase stress when a deadline gets closer.
What is procrastination?
Pulling one of these before an exam can leave you tired and make it harder to concentrate the next day.
What is an all-nighter?
Going for a walk, playing a sport, or working out can help manage stress through this type of activity.
What is physical activity/exercise?
This UConn resource provides one-on-one assistance with writing for any course, not just English classes.
What is the Writing Center?
Getting enough sleep can make it easier to handle stressful situations.
Fact.
Forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, and racing thoughts are examples of this type of stress symptom.
What are cognitive signs of stress?
Believing that your abilities cannot improve, even with practice or feedback, is an example of this type of mindset.
What is a fixed mindset?
Taking time to draw, play music, read, or participate in another enjoyable activity is an example of doing this.
What is engaging in a hobby?
The Q Center stays open until this time Sunday through Thursday.
What is 11:00 PM?
Exercise can help reduce feelings of stress.
Fact.
Difficulty concentrating, irritability, and feeling overwhelmed may all indicate that someone is experiencing this.
What is stress?
Trying to handle every academic problem alone instead of using professors, tutors, or campus resources means you are failing to do this.
What is asking for help/using campus resources?
Sleep, nutrition, movement, relaxation, and social connection are all parts of maintaining this broader concept.
What is well-being/self-care?
Located in Wilbur Cross Room 104, this office helps students with services such as registration, financial aid, and student records.
What is One Stop Student Services?
If you're stressed, ignoring the problem is always the best way to make the stress disappear.
Myth.
This type of stress happens in response to a short-term challenge, such as an upcoming exam or presentation, and usually goes away afterward.
What is acute stress?
Avoiding your problems completely and pretending they do not exist is an example of this unhealthy coping strategy.
What is avoidance?
Planning when you'll study, complete assignments ahead of time, and taking breaks is an example of this important stress-management skill.
What is time management?
The AAC is open until 7 PM Monday–Thursday, but closes at this time on Fridays.
What is 5:00 PM?
Two people facing the exact same situation will always experience the same amount of stress.
Myth. People can perceive and respond to stressors differently.
Unlike short-term or acute stress, stress that continues over a long period of time is known by this name.
What is chronic stress?
Repeatedly thinking about a stressful situation without taking action or moving on is called this.
What is rumination?