Basics
T or F: Someone can appear happy and still be struggling with their mental health.
True
Name three common sources of stress for college students.
What is academics, finances, relationships, work, time management, etc.
True or False: More than half of college students report experiencing moderate or high stress.
True
During the body's fight or flight, your heart rate generally does this.
What is increases?
This is the free counseling service UC provides.
CAPS
This can affect your mood, memory, and energy when you don't get enough of it.
What is sleep?
This common behavior involved putting off a task until the last minute.
What is procrastination.
About what percentage of students reported receiving psychological or mental-health services within the previous year in the Spring 2024 ACHA survey?
T or F: Stress is bad.
If you need someone to talk to, you can go to your peer leader's ____ to talk.
What are office hours.
T or F: Mental health is whether or not someone has a diagnosis.
False
Name three ways to decompress after a stressful day.
Exercise, music, friends, dinner, hobbies, relax, journal, bed rot
In the Spring 2024 ACHA survey, what percentage of students reported moderate or high overall stress.
76.4%
The #1 indicator of our lives’ longevity?
What are human relationships.
Name three resources discussed in class today for mental health.
CAPS, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, Talbert House Crisis Line, Trevor Project LifeLine, Wellness Center, your PL.
This is what you can do to take care of your mental, emotional, and physical needs. It was mentioned in your 1 on 1s!
Self care
When students experience several stressors at once, the individual problems don't necessarily have to be huge for the overall situation to feel overwhelming. What concept does this demonstrate?
Stress accumulation.
According to the Fall 2024 ACHA survey, more than what percentage of students reported getting fewer than 8 hours of sleep on an average weeknight?
>75%
According to the CDC, adults ages 18-60 should generally get at least how many hours of sleep a night?
7
What does UC CAPS stand for?
Counseling and Psychological Services
Mental health is influences by life experience, social factors, psychological factors, and what other factor mentioned earlier.
What are biological factors?
According to Fall 2024 ACHA data, this percentage of students said anxiety negatively affected their academics?
What is 30%
According to the Spring 2024 ACHA survey, approximately what percentage of students met the survey's criteria for experiencing loneliness.
50%
When you're stressed, your body activates a system commonly called the “fight-or-flight” response. What hormone is strongly associated with this response?
Cortisol.
This is where you can find the CAPS 24-hour helpline number (not online)