Other ways to prepare include having a schedule and sticking to it, using an organizer and making to-do lists. Include eating, sleeping and having fun as important things to do. For most people, these are really helpful. If you're trying to balance, Benton suggests stepping back and assessing how workable things are, what can be delegated or eliminated. The University Counseling Services in Lafene 232, offer 20 Help Yourself brochures, counseling and workshops on time and stress management.
Students receive up to five individual sessions free per year.
A nominal fee is charged for additional services. Biofeedback, the use of computerized monitoring of body responses, is also available at Lafene. In biofeedback, skin temperature, sweat, muscle tension, heart rate and respiration are all measured. Students are taught how to control the body and what it does in response to stress. Sharon Temming, freshman in kinesiology, has been using the services at Lafene since last year.