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Counseling Center

Spring 2008 Newsletter

Adderall Abuse: A Reality Check
Identity: A Link to Procrastination
Looking for Self-Love in All the Right Places
Things That Really Matter: Discovering Personal Values
You Can Help Fight Mental Health Stigma

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 Articles & Brochures

* These publications are available in brochure format at the Counseling Center.

Academic Success

How to Have a Successful College Experience *
Performance Anxiety
Test Anxiety *
Time Management*
On Perfectionism
The Performing Artist: Unique Challenges
See also "Motivation" and "Procrastination"

ADHD

ADHD: Not Just a Kid's Problem

Alcohol & Other Drugs

Alcohol & You: Effects on the Body
Effects of Marijuana
Growing Up In a Substance Abusing Family*
Recognizing Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse
Sex Under the Influence
Alcohol Concerns? AA and Alanon Offer Help

Anger

Anger: What's All the Fuss About?

Coping Skills

The Choice of Forgiveness
Improve Your Self-Esteem
Overcoming a Sense of Failure
Spirituality

Counseling

FAQs about the Counseling Center*
Group Therapy: How Does It Help?
Helping a Friend in Need
University Life for Students with Pre-existing Mental Health Issues*

Depression & Anxiety

College Students & Suicide
Depression: The Blues & Beyond
Performance Anxiety
Taking Charge of Our Lives: Recognizing & Seeking Treatment for Depression Test Anxiety*
New Program - Light Therapy
Self-Injurious Behavior

Eating Concerns & Body Acceptance

10 Ways to Feel Good about your Body
Eating Disorder: Myth or Fact?
Emotional Eating
Mindful Eating: Developing a Healthy Relationship with Food*
Traits of Emotional Hunger

Grief

Grief & Loss*
Grieving Process Revisited

Happiness

Happiness*
Road to the Good Life I: Increase Your Level of Happiness in the Present
Road to the Good Life II: How to Feel Better about your Past
Road to the Good Life III: How to be Optimistic about the Future

Holidays & Celebrations

The Challenge Associated with Black History Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Holiday Celebrations Around the World
Home for the Holidays
International Women's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day & Black History Month
May is Asian Heritage Month
V-Day
What about Resolutions?

Motivation

Motivation I: How to Get Motivated for School
Motivation II: Overcoming Negative Thinking
Maximize Your Academic Performance
Ways to Enhance Motivation
What's Your Motivation?

Multicultural Issues

Culture shock*
Embracing Diversity*
Language and travel: the path to self knowledge
Multiculturalism in College

Non-traditional Students

Second Careers
When Education is a Family Affair

Procrastination

I'll Do It Tomorrow: The Procrastinator's Mantra*

Relationships

Single Parenting
Stand Up for Yourself: Be Assertive*
How to Build and Maintain Happy Intimate Relationships
The Joy of Parenthood
Adult Sibling Relationships: New Friends or Old Foes?
Resolving Interpersonal Conflict

Sexual Assault/ Violence

Drug Facilitated Date Rape
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault: Definitions
Sexual Assault Myths
Domestic Violence
Relationship Violence

Sexuality & Gender Issues

Coming Out Process*
Lets Talk About Sex
Sexual Orientation: What Does It Mean?*
Sex Under the Influence
Men's Health

Sleep

Better Sleep*
How to Get a Good Night's Sleep*

Stress Management

End of Semester Stress
Self Stressing: Ways to Combat Your Stress

Transitions

Culture Shock*
Endings Are Beginnings
Reflections on Graduation
Making Your Home Away From Home
Graduation
Just Starting College?
New Experiences - New Friends

Trauma

Anxiety and Terror Threats
I'm at School, My Friend's at War
Managing Traumatic Stress: After Hurricane Katrina
War Anxiety: Dealing with Rational Fear

Wellness

Fear: A Motivator for Success
Your Relationship With Money
Caring for the Caregiver
Understanding Asperger's
Creativity & You
How is your Well Being?
How to Control Clutter
Laughter
Laughter Community

Time Assessment Chart

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