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WHAT IS SENIORITIS?
• Senioritis (n) is the continual lack of interest towards
  school and its related activities exhibited mostly in 12th
  grade students This is a painful disorder and very
  contagious
• Primary contributor is the large amount of work forced
  upon the seniors at a point in time when they are
  overwhelmed with college decisions, graduation
  preparations and AP exams




L
DEMOGRAPHICS/STATISTICS
•   2 out of 3 seniors have it
•   95% of Senioritis cases are diagnosed in North America
•   Most commonly found in people ages 16-18 years of age
•   Equally common in Males and Females
•   Males are 85% more likely to develop the disorder at an earlier month in the
    school year than females.
•   Approximately 10% of both males and females who develop this will fail one or
    two of their senior year classes.
•   68% of students who experience senioritis miss more than 5 days of school
    due to the side effects of this disorder




D
ANXIETY DISORDER
Senioritis falls in the realm of Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by the following:
A. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive), occurring more days than
    not for at least several weeks about a number of events or activities
B. The person finds it difficult to control the worry.
C. The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the
    following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present for more
    days than not for the past 2 months). Only one item is required in
    young adults.
   1. restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
   2. being easily fatigued
   3.difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
   4.irritability
   5. muscle tension
   6. sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or have restless,
 unsatisfying sleep)




L
SOMATOFORM DISORDER
•   Senioritis also falls into the realm of a Somatoform Disorder
•   Disorder in which symptoms take a bodily form without apparent
    physical cause
•   Seniors may exhibit symptoms of an illness such as a headache
    or sore throat in which there is no physical cause
•   Symptoms generally appear the night before or morning of a big
    project, test or school event. The impact causes them to miss
    school.




•

V
3 D’S

Deviant- straying from the norm
•   Lack of energy to attend regular classes, decrease participation in
    classroom and extracurricular activities, lack of focus or
    concentration on class lectures, forgetting homework assignments
    including making up lies about why it could not be done and
    increased time spent during the day in a daydream-like state of
    mind.




L
3D’S
Dysfunctional- not functioning normally
• Missed or late assignments being turned in, lower grades
  being reported by over 95% of affected students, and
  absenteeism at an all-time high for the school with 90% of the
  absent students being seniors. Extreme cases reported the
  beginning of dangerous behaviors such as smoking and
  drinking which is clearly dysfunctional and many times illegal
  at that age.
3 D’S
Distressful- causing distress, anxiety and strain
•   Students with Senioritis can be heard sighing in classrooms and
    vocal exclamations such as “I am sick of this class.” There were
    physical signs as well including fist pounding on desks and
    slamming of locker doors. There was also increase in actual break
    time spent in the bathrooms and increased frequency of trips to the
    bathroom. The distress could also be seen in memory loss and
    blank stares by the senior students.
IMPACT OF SENIORITIS
Thoughts
• Students are constantly daydreaming and their thoughts are
  not focused on the present but rather focused on
  graduation, summer vacation and college
Feelings
• Feelings of listlessness, frustration, laziness and an extreme
  desire to do nothing but stay in bed!
Behavior
• Behavior is irresponsible and risky such as calling in sick,
  missed homework assignments and increased partying
CURE AND TREATMENT

Once a Diagnosis is made of Senioritis, there are three treatment
options available according to accepted protocol:

• Treatment Option #1 is based on both drug therapy (taking
  vitamins to improve the immune system) to help the body
  recover from lack of sleep and cognitive behavioral therapy
  techniques. This would help the patient become aware of their
  irrational thinking and replace it with new ways of thinking




V
CURE AND TREATMENT

• Treatment Option #2: Group Therapy with other Seniors
  suffering from Senioritis. The group therapy would include
  talks by College representatives on the importance of
  remaining focused and complete the Senior year strongly.
CURE AND TREATMENT

• Treatment Option #3: Wait for the passage of time. Studies
  have proven that all are cured by Graduation Day! 100%
  Success Rate has been proven in numerous studies.




D
TEST QUESTION #1:
CAN YOU DIAGNOSE WHO HAS SENIORITIS?
TEST QUESTION #2:
DO YOU KNOW WHAT SYMPTOM IS DISPLAYED?
TEST QUESTION #3:
CAN YOU NAME A PHYSICAL SYMPTOM THIS
  SENIORITIS AFFECTED PERSON HAS?
TEST QUESTION #4:
CAN YOU NAME WHAT GROUP MADE THIS
“ADAPTED SENIORITIS” SONG POPULAR?

   I got cabin fever it's burning in my brain
   I've got cabin fever it's driving me insane
   We got cabin fever, we're flipping our bandanas
   Been stuck at “Olympia” so long we have simply
   gone bananas
   My sanity is hanging by a thread
   Since we're going nowhere I've gone out of my
   head
   We got cabin fever we've lost what sense we
   had
   We got cabin fever, Seniors are all going mad
ANSWERS TO THE TEST QUESTIONS
Question #1: Dan, Vladimir and Alicia!
Question #2: Difficulty concentrating
Question #3: Sleep Deprivation which can cause puffy red
  eyes as well as dark circles
Question #4: Sung by The Muppets in the movie Muppet
  Treasure Island (1996)

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Ap psychology 2012 final project!!

  • 1.
  • 2. WHAT IS SENIORITIS? • Senioritis (n) is the continual lack of interest towards school and its related activities exhibited mostly in 12th grade students This is a painful disorder and very contagious • Primary contributor is the large amount of work forced upon the seniors at a point in time when they are overwhelmed with college decisions, graduation preparations and AP exams L
  • 3. DEMOGRAPHICS/STATISTICS • 2 out of 3 seniors have it • 95% of Senioritis cases are diagnosed in North America • Most commonly found in people ages 16-18 years of age • Equally common in Males and Females • Males are 85% more likely to develop the disorder at an earlier month in the school year than females. • Approximately 10% of both males and females who develop this will fail one or two of their senior year classes. • 68% of students who experience senioritis miss more than 5 days of school due to the side effects of this disorder D
  • 4. ANXIETY DISORDER Senioritis falls in the realm of Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by the following: A. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive), occurring more days than not for at least several weeks about a number of events or activities B. The person finds it difficult to control the worry. C. The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present for more days than not for the past 2 months). Only one item is required in young adults. 1. restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge 2. being easily fatigued 3.difficulty concentrating or mind going blank 4.irritability 5. muscle tension 6. sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or have restless, unsatisfying sleep) L
  • 5. SOMATOFORM DISORDER • Senioritis also falls into the realm of a Somatoform Disorder • Disorder in which symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause • Seniors may exhibit symptoms of an illness such as a headache or sore throat in which there is no physical cause • Symptoms generally appear the night before or morning of a big project, test or school event. The impact causes them to miss school. • V
  • 6. 3 D’S Deviant- straying from the norm • Lack of energy to attend regular classes, decrease participation in classroom and extracurricular activities, lack of focus or concentration on class lectures, forgetting homework assignments including making up lies about why it could not be done and increased time spent during the day in a daydream-like state of mind. L
  • 7. 3D’S Dysfunctional- not functioning normally • Missed or late assignments being turned in, lower grades being reported by over 95% of affected students, and absenteeism at an all-time high for the school with 90% of the absent students being seniors. Extreme cases reported the beginning of dangerous behaviors such as smoking and drinking which is clearly dysfunctional and many times illegal at that age.
  • 8. 3 D’S Distressful- causing distress, anxiety and strain • Students with Senioritis can be heard sighing in classrooms and vocal exclamations such as “I am sick of this class.” There were physical signs as well including fist pounding on desks and slamming of locker doors. There was also increase in actual break time spent in the bathrooms and increased frequency of trips to the bathroom. The distress could also be seen in memory loss and blank stares by the senior students.
  • 9. IMPACT OF SENIORITIS Thoughts • Students are constantly daydreaming and their thoughts are not focused on the present but rather focused on graduation, summer vacation and college Feelings • Feelings of listlessness, frustration, laziness and an extreme desire to do nothing but stay in bed! Behavior • Behavior is irresponsible and risky such as calling in sick, missed homework assignments and increased partying
  • 10. CURE AND TREATMENT Once a Diagnosis is made of Senioritis, there are three treatment options available according to accepted protocol: • Treatment Option #1 is based on both drug therapy (taking vitamins to improve the immune system) to help the body recover from lack of sleep and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. This would help the patient become aware of their irrational thinking and replace it with new ways of thinking V
  • 11. CURE AND TREATMENT • Treatment Option #2: Group Therapy with other Seniors suffering from Senioritis. The group therapy would include talks by College representatives on the importance of remaining focused and complete the Senior year strongly.
  • 12. CURE AND TREATMENT • Treatment Option #3: Wait for the passage of time. Studies have proven that all are cured by Graduation Day! 100% Success Rate has been proven in numerous studies. D
  • 13. TEST QUESTION #1: CAN YOU DIAGNOSE WHO HAS SENIORITIS?
  • 14. TEST QUESTION #2: DO YOU KNOW WHAT SYMPTOM IS DISPLAYED?
  • 15. TEST QUESTION #3: CAN YOU NAME A PHYSICAL SYMPTOM THIS SENIORITIS AFFECTED PERSON HAS?
  • 16. TEST QUESTION #4: CAN YOU NAME WHAT GROUP MADE THIS “ADAPTED SENIORITIS” SONG POPULAR? I got cabin fever it's burning in my brain I've got cabin fever it's driving me insane We got cabin fever, we're flipping our bandanas Been stuck at “Olympia” so long we have simply gone bananas My sanity is hanging by a thread Since we're going nowhere I've gone out of my head We got cabin fever we've lost what sense we had We got cabin fever, Seniors are all going mad
  • 17. ANSWERS TO THE TEST QUESTIONS Question #1: Dan, Vladimir and Alicia! Question #2: Difficulty concentrating Question #3: Sleep Deprivation which can cause puffy red eyes as well as dark circles Question #4: Sung by The Muppets in the movie Muppet Treasure Island (1996)