LECTURE 1 - College Life.pdf

COLLEGE LIFE  Key Differences Between High School and College (Keenan, 2015) MODE OF LEARNING ASSIGNMENT TYPES DAILY SCHEDULE College Survival Skills  Time Management Be resilient Use your technology Use an old-school calen...

COLLEGE LIFE  Key Differences Between High School and College (Keenan, 2015) MODE OF LEARNING ASSIGNMENT TYPES DAILY SCHEDULE College Survival Skills  Time Management Be resilient Use your technology Use an old-school calendar Keep a regular routine TIME Self-awareness MANAGEMENT Seek feedback Learn from your mistakes  Good Study Habits Plan your study time Read and reread the course or subject material Test yourself habitually STUDY Eliminate lifestyle distractions HABITS Take care of yourself first – Get plenty of rest!  Taking Notes and Examination Tips Cornell Method – best for understanding key ideas and relationships Mapping Method – best for visualizing connected topics Outlining Method – best for easily creating study questions for review TAKING Charting Method – best for reviewing lots of NOTES TIPS facts Sentence method – best for taking quick and simple notes.  Examination Tips Before the exam: Do not cram Avoid stressful people Eat well Watch your caffeine intake Avoid hangovers EXAMINATION Prepare to be prepared TIPS Sleep  Examination Tips During the exam: Focus Start strategically After the exam: Spoil yourself! Starbucks ka na! :-D EXAMINATION TIPS  Coping with Stress Stress – coined by Hans Selye in 1936, stress was defined as ‘the physical, mental and emotional human response to any demand for change.” Today it is defined as “the physical, mental and emotional human response to a particular stimulus, otherwise COPING called as stressor. Stress can also be defined WITH STRESS as the adoption/coping-response that helps the body to prepare for challenging situations.  Coping with Stress The ABC Technique – According to Albert Ellis, humans could think their way out if distress by following his ABC model. When adversity happens, the first thing that you need to do is explain yourself why it happened. Your beliefs about the cause of COPING the adversity set off your reaction. WITH STRESS  Coping with Stress ABC Model: A is the activating event of the adversity B is the belief gained from the activating event or adversity C is the consequence gained from the COPING belief WITH STRESS  Coping with Stress ABC Model Example: Last year, Joselito experienced a car accident that nearly cost him his life. Since then, Joselito has never held a steering wheel because he believed that he is a bad driver. COPING WITH STRESS A– B– C–  Decision Making 1. Five Whys by Sakichi Toyoda This technique is more effective to use when it comes from people who have hands- on experience of the process being examined. This technique uses counter-measures rather than solutions. DECISION MAKING  Decision Making How to use the Five Whys? Assemble a team Define the problem Ask the first why Ask “why” four times Know when to stop DECISION Address the root cause(s) MAKING Monitor your measures  Pause and Plan Response This response gets activated when the threat to your well-being is not something outside of you but inside. A good example is when there is a conflict in your mind in deciding between a short-term satisfaction of an action and its long-term effects. PAUSE AND PLAN RESPONSE Conquering Stage Fright (Genard, 2016) 1. Get your hand in the right place. 2. Belly breathe 3. Turn that negative talk into positive statements 4. Stand straight and open up your chest 5. Let intrusive thoughts float away CONQUERING 6. Greet your audience and smile STAGE FRIGHT 7. Talk don’t present 8. Visualize a successful outcome 9. Turn the spotlight around 10. Move  Avoiding Sleep Deprivation Effects of Sleep Deprivation 1. Memory issues 2. Trouble with thinking and concentration 3. Mood changes 4. Weakened immunity 5. Accidents 6. High blood pressure AVOIDING SLEEP DEPRIVATION 7. Risk for diabetes 8. Weight gain 9. Low sex drive 10. Risk of Heart disease 11. Poor balance  Avoiding Sleep Deprivation How to avoid Sleep Deprivation? 1. Determine how much sleep you need to feel well rested on a daily basis 2. Determine how much sleep you get 3. Focus on minimizing your total sleep debt by taking following actions 4. Give yourself a quiet environment AVOIDING SLEEP DEPRIVATION 5. Learn to cat nap  Recovering from a Heartbreak 1. Stages of Heartbreak: 1. Denial (‘di pa to tapos, tatawagan ako ulit non’) 2. Anger (‘I hate u for breaking my heart’) 3. Bargaining (‘siguro kung naging mas mabait ako, baka mag-stay pa sya’) 4. Depression (‘di na ako magmamahal RECOVERING FROM A ulit!’) HEARTBREAK 5. Acceptance (‘wala na talaga’)  Recovering from a Heartbreak 2. How to recover from a Broken Heart? 1. Know your love and feelings were real 2. Understand love is always a gift 3. Consider that all things happen, and people come into our lives for a reason. 4. Stay in the present 5. Release feelings of anger, hatred and thoughts of revenge RECOVERING 6. Let go of the attachment or connection FROM A HEARTBREAK 7. Get support 8. Know you are lovable 9. Practice self love 10. Know this too shall pass