Mia Nosanow

The College Student's Guide to Mental Health (eBook, ePUB)

Essential Wellness Strategies for Flourishing in College

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Easy, accessible guidance for addressing an essential element to college success: mental health

While being in college can be an exciting time, it can also be a period of uncertainty, anxiety, loneliness, and even depression. The College Student's Guide to Mental Health is for any college student who wants to understand and maintain mental and emotional health.

Mia Nosanow, a licensed psychologist and college therapist, has drawn upon her more than twenty years of direct experience counseling a diverse college student body to write a comprehensive mental and emotional health manual designed specifically for college students.

Presented in clear, practical language and organized in short chapters, this book breaks down common problems and provides actionable strategies for addressing them. Whether students want to understand challenging emotions, transform negative thoughts, improve relationships, or explore the connection between time management and mental health, these topics and more can be found in this one book a valuable tool for college students as well as the families and professionals who support them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781608689026
• Artikelnr.: 69636880

Autorenporträt

Mia Nosanow, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist and longtime therapist who specializes in college mental health. For twenty years, she worked at Macalester College in Minnesota, seeing thousands of students for individual and group counseling. Nosanow lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: How This Book Can Help—and How to Get the Most Out of It
Part I: YOUR BODY 
Chapter 1. Sleep
Chapter 2. Nutrition
Chapter 3. Movement
Chapter 4. Chemicals
Chapter 5. Quiet Time
Chapter 6. Your Personal Body Culture
Part II: YOUR IDENTITY 
Chapter 7. Family: Your Personal History
Chapter 8. Self-Knowledge
Chapter 9. Living Your Own Life
Part III: YOUR THOUGHTS 
Chapter 10. Awareness 101: Noticing Your Thoughts
Chapter 11. Being 101: Naming Your Thoughts Without Judging Them
Chapter 12. Choosing 101: Coping with Your Thoughts
Chapter 13. Comparing Yourself to Others
Chapter 14. Perfectionism 
Chapter 15. Over-negativity
Chapter 16. Imposter Syndrome 
Part IV: YOUR EMOTIONS 
Chapter 17. Awareness 102: Recognizing Your Feelings
Chapter 18. Being 102: Not Judging Your Feelings
Chapter 19. Choosing 102: Coping with Your Feelings
Chapter 20. Stress
Chapter 21. Grief and Loss
Chapter 22. Procrastination
Part V: YOUR RELATIONSHIPS 
Chapter 23. Friendship 101
Chapter 24. Healthy Friendships
Chapter 25. Healthy Relationships with Family Members and Mentors
Chapter 26. Intimacy
Chapter 27. Boundaries
Chapter 28. How to Make New Friends
Chapter 29. How to Listen
Chapter 30. How to Communicate Clearly
Chapter 31. Healthy Sexuality
Chapter 32. Healing from a Breakup
Part VI: YOUR TIME 
Chapter 33. Sleep, Social, Study: Pick Two?
Chapter 34. Time Management for Mental Health
Chapter 35. Healthy Media Use
Afterword: Your Future
Appendix A: Calming Strategies
Breathing to Calm Down
Body Scan 
Visualization 
Progressive Muscle Release 
What Is Meditation?
Quick Stretches to Do While Studying
Prayer—Religious and Otherwise
Appendix B: Counseling
What Is Counseling?
How to Find On-Campus Counseling
How to Find Off-Campus Counseling
Coping with a Panic Attack
Journaling
Suicide Prevention Checklist
Appendix C: Relationships
How to Help a Friend
Feelings Vocabulary
Checklist of Mentor/Chaplain Abuse
Checklist of Relationship Abuse
Checklist of Sexual Abuse