Introduction Everyone working at the university has contact with students. Sadly, many students experience severe psychological problems that may go unnoticed or ignored until it is too late. Therefore, please take a minute to acquaint yourself with the signs that a student may need help. Research indicates an alarming trend in our society more people are experiencing emotional problems, and these problems are becoming more severe. These national numbers are startling by themselves, but they are probably a gross underestimate for the typical university population.
All college students face a tough period of transition.
Some move away from home for the first time, some face difficult academic pressures, and some experience different cultures for the first time. Foreign students face not only academic stress but often some degree of culture shock as well. College students often face depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, feelings of isolation, fear of failure, family pressures, and difficulty in adjusting. Obviously, the more stress in a student s life the higher the probability of a crisis, but remember that level of stress is relative. What one student considers stressful might seem a mere inconvenience to another student.