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The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University Gordon Rugg

The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University By Gordon Rugg

The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University by Gordon Rugg


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Summary

This book gives students focussed and practical advice on how to deal with stress in a 3 tiered approach:

1. Guidance on how to avoid getting in to stressful situations in the first place

2. Strategies for handling stress

3. Positive learning and learning on from stress to achieve success.

The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University Summary

The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University by Gordon Rugg

Providing a positive and supportive guide to understanding, preventing and managing the stress that can be associated with student life, this book is structured around the main stressors that are likely to be encountered as a student, such as the initial adjustment to university life, financial difficulties and the pressure of examinations. Throughout, the emphasis is on achieving well-being, by minimizing the disruption caused by stress and learning from difficult experiences.

Three main strategies are investigated for handling stress:

  • reducing the likelihood of encountering stressful situations
  • learning how to handle stressful situations when they cannot be avoided
  • moving on from stressful experiences and achieving positive well-being.

This guide will be a great help to any student troubled by the pressures of university. The highly practical stragtegies provided here will help to ensure that the reader gets the most from their time as a student, without the interference of unnecessary stress.


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Table of Contents

Stress and well-being: an overview Ways of handling stress and anxiety Leaving home and starting university Assessment: coursework, exams and stress Survival skills, relationships and social life Major life events Finance Life planning Aftermath The forgotten army: mature, part-time and overseas students

Additional information

GOR003461651
9781412944939
1412944937
The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University by Gordon Rugg
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2008-04-08
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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