Stress and Coping
A simple practice of anchoring your conscious experience to be aware of and present in this moment. This is done without judgment and with acceptance.
What is mindfulness meditation?
This common mood disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest. It is among the most persistent challenges students face at WSU and across other universities.
What is depression?
This therapy is abbreviated CBT and focuses on changing negative thoughts and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
These professionals have an advanced degree to practice general medicine through the provision of prescription medications and performance of surgery in the United States.
What is a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy?
An online platform that WSU offers that allows students to access coursework from anywhere.
What is Canvas (online learning management system)?
A method where students break tasks into projects and manageable steps.
What is time management?
This mental health challenge is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry about many areas of life and is often accompanied by physical symptoms like restlessness and muscle tension. It is among the most persistent challenges students face at WSU and across other universities.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
This involves using needles to stimulate certain points on the body and is performed by a licensed allied health provider or trained clinician.
What is acupuncture or medical acupuncture?
A clinician who provides psychotherapy and diagnosis of mental health conditions.
What is a Psychologist (note: A psychiatrist is a Medical Doctor who has additional scope of practice. It is also acceptable)?
The WSU entity provides wellness webinars, events, and health communications to students.
What is Wellbeing Online?
This actvity has been shown to decrease stress and anxiety. It involves moving the body to complete daily tasks and enjoy valued activities (i.e., cleaning, hunting/hiking, riugh housing with kids).
What is physical activity (NOT exercise)?
This mental health challenge is characterized by periods of mania and periods of depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
This involves using hands to stimulate certain points on the body and manipulate soft tissue. It is a licensed allied health provider modality.
What is massage therapy?
A licensed mental health provider that focuses on providing treatment.
What is a Counselor or mental health Therapist (LPC--Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LCADAC--Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Abuse counselor)?
The WSU entity that provides coaching, outreach, and social opportunities for WSU students in recovery from alcohol and drugs.
What is Cougs for Recovery?
This planned and structured physical activity aims to improve one or more of the health related components of fitness (cardiovascular fitness, body composition, flexibility, muscular strength/endurance). It has been shown to decrease all cause morbidity and mortality that includes mental health challenges of stress and anxiety,
What is exercise?
This mental health challenge is characterized by intense fear of weight gain and distorted body image, resulting in restricting food intake. These changes have significant and negative effects on overall health, family/friends, community, and or work.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Prescribed pharmaceutical intervention to reduce or eliminate the effects of a mental health challenge(s).
What is medication?
These providers provide counseling as well as assistance to people in navigating social services ranging from education to healthcare.
What is a Social Worker?
These digital mental health tools are available to all WSU students to support mental health, increase mental health knowledge, track mental health status, and aid in finding a provider.
What are Welltrack Connect, Welltrack Boost, and Togetherall?
This is kind of stress is positive and useful. It motivates us and gets us moving.
What is eustress?
This is the second leading cause of death for college students. WSU hosts multiple programs aimed to prevent these deaths called "Campus Connect".
What is self-directed violence "suicide"?
This therapy, abbreviated ACT, involves accepting the reality of a situation and focusing on values-based behaviors and thoughts. ACT then directs the recipient to take the smallest and most specific action, leading to a values-based change in desired mental health outcomes.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
A personal guide and mentor for people seeking recovery or in recovery. (S)he helps to remove barriers and obstacles, linking the recovering person to the recovery community.
What is a Recovery Coach? Social worker or sponsor is also an acceptable answer.
This WSU resource is an interdepartmental team dedicated to supporting student success across the system through access to resources and early intervention. Non-emergency concerns about wellbeing, behavior, academic performance as well as access to food, housing, and cash on hand.
What is the WSU Student Care Network?