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In recent years, a handful of university students choose to commit suicide in face of love issue, academic issue or job issue. T
In recent years, a handful of university students choose to commit suicide in face of love issue, academic issue or job issue. T
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2021-08-06
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In recent years, a handful of university students choose to commit suicide in face of love issue, academic issue or job issue. The following article provides detailed information about this issue. Read it carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should:
1. summarize briefly the article, and then
2. share your opinion on how college students handle tremendous pressures at campus.
Mental Health Problems for College Students Are Increasing
Of students surveyed in the National College Health Assessment this year, 33 percent reported feeling so depressed within the past 12 months. Almost 55 percent reported feeling overwhelming anxiety while 87 percent reported feeling overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Almost 9 percent seriously considered suicide over the past year.
Gregg Henriques, Ph.D., professor of graduate psychology at James Madison University says these numbers are clear indicators that college students are experiencing what he calls a "mental health crisis."
According to Henriques, mental health survey results from the mid-1980s indicate that 10 to 15 percent of young adults could have been characterized as having significant mental health problems. Today, he said the number is anywhere from 33 to 40 percent.
While depression and anxiety are the most commonly reported mental illnesses, eating disorders, substance abuse, and self-injury are close behind.
Jason Selby, a University of Oregon junior, experienced massive anxiety about "every little thing in life," and he believed his anxiety was triggered by a multitude of social and academic stresses. "The pressure to succeed during school is oftentimes overwhelming," he said. "Students spend a majority of their time worrying about how to add things to their resume, instead of worrying about how to better themselves as individuals."
"College is great. It’s the first time in a young person’s life where they can experience freedom and make choices that could really impact the rest of their lives," he said. "At the same time, the fear of the unknown is a ’reality’ that becomes all too familiar in college."
The growing number of options for young people and lack of a clear "life path" could prompt existential depression or anxiety, Henriques said. "We certainly see a lot of confusion about students’ identity and how they’re going to contribute to society," he said. "They don’t really have a clear, easy track into a job or a career or a marriage, and so they sort of stagnate in adolescence. They struggle in finding a purpose."
For former University of South Carolina student Margaret Kramer, the growing presence of social media and the Internet only contributed to the pressure she felt to be perfect. "I felt like I didn’t fit in anytime I saw my friends’ posts on their fun, carefree lives," she said. "Those pictures, as well as other sources I found on the Internet, served as monitors for my extreme dieting and exercising."
According to Dr. Jason Addison, service chief of the Young Adult Unit at Sheppard Pratt Health System, the growing role of social media might be to blame for increased levels of anxiety and depression. He also observed that social media could prompt unfavorable comparisons between peers, further exacerbating symptoms of mental illness.
Henriques believes social media and technology in general might exacerbate some students’ already-present symptoms, or cause them to rise to the surface.
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Keep Yourself Mentally Healthy The article briefly looks into mental health problems for college students and the various factors that contribute to students’ mental problems, which include the pressure to succeed during school, the growing number of options and lack of a clear "life path" and the growing presence of social media and the Internet. At a time when mental health has become a serious issue, college students need to learn to decompress themselves. Firstly, students should set a proper goal. Some college students, being elites in the school, have high expectations for their future and set unrealistic goals. When the pressure of realizing these goals becomes overwhelming, they simply collapse and even think of suicide. To avoid this kind of collapse, college students should evaluate themselves properly and find their positions with a practical mind. Secondly, shifting one’s attention is also an effective way to ensure mental health. For example, busy as he was, the iconic Apple founder Steve Jobs happened to have immense interest in music, which helped him to relax after work and even inspired him to develop such musical gadgets as iPod and iTunes. Other than music, there are many other ways to relax oneself and let go of the dismay inside one’s heart. The key is to devote oneself to new adventures and avoid clinging to negative emotions. Last but not least, it’s very important for college students to share their feelings with others to develop positive feelings. As the saying goes, worries are reduced by half when they’re shared with someone else. When you’re feeling hopeless and unable to carry on, talk with your family, friends or people you trust The consulting centre in college is also a good place to go. Life is full of obstacles and pressures, but it can be easier when you know how to keep yourself mentally healthy. In this sense, dealing with pressures in a positive way to ensure mental health is a lesson all college students should take.
解析
材料围绕大学生精神健康问题(mental health problems)展开讨论。
第二、三段引述专家的话,指出大学生群体正经历精神健康危机(are experiencing…a“mental heath crisis”),且有精神健康问题的大学生人数呈上升趋势。
第四段介绍精神健康疾病的不同表现,包括:抑郁焦虑、饮食失调、药物滥用、自残等。
第五段至材料结尾主要谈及导致大学生群体存在各种精神健康问题的因素,包括:在学生时代追求成功的压力(the pressure to succeed during school)、面对越来越多的选择但“人生道路”不清晰(the growing number of options and lack of a clear“life path”)、媒体及网络越发普及(the growing presence of social media and the Internet)。
总的来说,材料主要阐述了两大方面的内容,一是大学生群体存在各种精神健康问题(mental health problems),二是导致大学生群体存在各种精神健康问题的因素。
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