Student Stress: the Pressure Is on by JOSEPH BAZSIKA with High Pulse Rates," Said Dr
Student stress: the pressure is on By JOSEPH BAZSIKA with high pulse rates," said Dr. Julian S. Kaiser, getting along with other people. director, UConn Health Service, "and we treat lots of "The students are at the point where they're moving It's the same thing, every weekend. headaches that aren't brain tumors." from being children into being adults, and a lot of The students, usually the same ones, camp all day in In handling the mental effects of stress, Vggdrasil decisions have to be made - it's a tough transition." the Putnam study and cover the desks with pens and sees from 100 to 200 persons a month, according to a llaskew added, "the peer relationships are moving pencils, papers, textbooks, and magic markers. spokesman. Pressure can push someone to suicide, but from friendships into love relationships." One girl looks at her organic chemistry notes while only two to five per cent of the people mention punching buttons on her pocket calculator. At the suicide. "The first dates in college where 'we might get same time, she taps her right foot on the floor. Dialogue, the phone crisis center, gets about ISO serious' arc pretty scary." he said. These emotional Another student tackles the books with his shirt calls a month from the Storrs area, a spokesman said, pressures arc the chief cause of stress. sleeves rolled up and pen in hand: sweat clings to his and in 1973 they had 17 suicide calls. "I really don't believe that at all." said Joseph forehead. But if these problems are caused by stress, where's Carroll, resident advisor at New London Hall.
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