MindBody Connection - November 2007
Welcome to MindBody Connection, and thank you for visiting our site. We hope you enjoy the information we provide to the community at Case Western Reserve University. If you would like to see an article (or even help write one) on a particular topic of interest in upcoming editions, please let us know. We value your input.
Announcements
- The Great American Smokeout is Thursday, November 18, a day to stop smoking for 24 hours and hopefully, for good! Want to give it a try? Find a buddy who would like to do the same and go for it. Click here for more information. For helpful tips on quitting, check out the information from the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association , or Smoke Free. Trying to quit smoking and having trouble with it? Help is available. Contact Dr. William Hale or Dr. Richard Pazol at University Counseling Services or schedule an appointment with a physician at University Health Services.
- UCS/CBH is offering several groups and programs for fall, 2007. To see what we are currently offering, visit our groups web page.
- Student Flu Shots are available at University Health Services. Visit their website or call 216.368.4539 to make an appointment.
- November is American Diabetes Month. For more information, visit the American Diabetes Association or Medical News Today websites.
Dealing with Stress
by William Hale, Ph.D., UCS/CBH
Papers, exams, deadlines, commitments, relationships, parents, professors — you name it. All of these, and just about everything else in our lives, can result in STRESS. Just that word alone can cause a stress response in
most people. The word itself is anxiety-provoking, even if just mildly so. But even though it is unavoidable, stress is very manageable.
Stress is the normal human 'fight or flight' response that everyone experiences to some degree when danger is perceived. Thousands of years ago, this served a very adaptive purpose in keeping us alive in the face of actual physical dangers (in fighting wild animals or running from them). However, the same responses exist in us today, but the purpose is not so adaptive any more. More
Making the Most of Your Study Time
by Kathy Lanese, Physical Education Instructor, Head Cross Country and Track Distance Coach
Beep...beep...beep! It's 8 a.m. and the alarm sounds. Before you know it, you are ravenous and ready for a "bag-it" lunch on the run at 2 p.m. Yawn. You look at your watch as it reads 1:30 a.m. Where has the time gone?
This brief example may be a typical day for many college students, but it is actually time moving on. College students often report that their inability to manage their time is the biggest problem they face in college. Time management is a skill few people master well, but it is one skill that most people need. More