Many students are surprised by the difference in how to best study while in college versus how they studied in high school. In college, the volume and pace of the curriculum can initially be quite overwhelming, especially if you have not previously acquired any learning skills.
Learning skills are just that – skills or strategies to help you learn better, more effectively and in less time. In terms of learning skills, ‘one size does NOT fit all’. Each of us have different learning styles, preferences and strengths (A Learning Style Survey for College). Therefore, it is worth trying a few different approaches to see which works best for you.
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*What is Mental Illness?
* From - Health Canada, http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/mental-eng.php
Twenty percent of Canadians will personally experience a mental illness during their lifetime. Although most mental illnesses begin during adolescence and young adulthood, people of all ages, cultures, educational and income levels experience mental illnesses.
In the course of a lifetime, most people experience feelings of isolation, loneliness, sadness, emotional distress or disconnection from things. These feelings are often short-term, normal reactions to difficult situations, such as the death of a loved one, loss of a job, romantic breakup or sudden change of circumstances. People learn to cope with these difficult feelings just as we learn to cope with other difficult situations.
However, mental illness, by definition, is quite different. It has a serious impact on a person's ability to function effectively over a long period of time. Depending on the illness, a person may have a serious disturbance in thinking, mood or behaviour. They may not be able to cope with the simplest aspects of everyday life and may need help in regaining balance in their lives.
Mental illnesses take the form of changes in thinking, mood or behaviour or some combination of all three. The person affected shows symptoms of significant distress and the inability to function as needed over an extended period of time. These symptoms can vary from mild to severe, depending on the type of mental illness, the individual, the family and the patient's environment.
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Everyone experiences difficulties or problems in their lives at one time or another. Below are a number of resources to assist you in identifying, learning about and getting help with a number of issues that can impact you and your ability to cope and function well.
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Planning for your career is an important process for your future success, well-being and happiness. Once the decision to attend college has been made, people are often in a rush to get started – and don’t want to spend the time and energy to plan well.
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A variety of in-class psycho-educational presentations and workshops to the Humber community.