TITLE

Covid-19 Has Worsened the Student Mental-Health Crisis. Can Resilience Training Fix It?

DESCRIPTION

This is a timely and fascinating article that applies Psychology to the current covid-19 crisis to student life (and the rest of us as well.)  Using principles of Positive Psychology, Resilience Training, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and mental health knowledge, the author discusses the importance of the process to build resilience.  “In recent years, “resilience” and its companion concept, “grit,” have become buzzwords in higher education. Colleges have introduced wellness programs, campus campaigns, even full-blown courses that incorporate meditation, yoga, reflective writing and sketching, and stress-management techniques like deep breathing.  Gritty and resilient students, the thinking goes, know how to persevere through life’s inevitable stressors. They know how to halt the negative thoughts that can spiral into a crisis. They’re more likely to stay on track, academically and psychologically.”

SOURCE

Chronicle of Higher Education, May 11, 2020, By Sarah Brown and Alexander C. Kafka

LINK TO RESOURCE

https://www.chronicle.com/article/Covid-19-Has-Worsened-the/248753?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_1209367&cid=at&source=ams&sourceId=1769015

(Tiny URL)  https://tinyurl.com/y8kbdzus

CLASS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

•What is Positive Psychology?  What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

•What does the author mean by “grit” and “resilience”?

•What specific steps can students take to build resilience?