The document discusses sources of stress for college students and findings from ethnographic research on student stress. It finds that students feel overwhelmed by their workload, budgeting finances with little money, and being away from home. Observations showed students seemed flustered and frustrated with their workload and lack of money. Students reported that time management and maintaining social connections were challenges.

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Selected Business Article
Beating Stress Before It Beats You
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20130830-beat-stress-before-it-beats-you

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Don’t reach your breaking point…
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Summary
- Chronically nervous people risk health
- Anxiety causes shortness of temper and
memory loss
- “Job strain” linked to 23% increase of
heart attacks

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Summary
- Innovative ways to manage tension;
exercise, yoga, reading, cleaning, etc.
- Touch base with contacts you’ve neglected
- Find a “Comfort Food” for your mind

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Social Aspect
People ages 18-25 feel overwhelmed from the
college lifestyle. From budgeting your money
to handling the workload to choosing a career
path, it seems as if there’s always something to
worry about.

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Ethnographic Research
College freshmen, Victor
Smith, reading an excerpt
from his psychology
textbook and preparing
to type the summary.
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Ethnographic Research
Student, Vincent Frazz,
examining the total
balance on his student
identification card after
buying lunch and
receiving a receipt .
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Ethnographic Research
Sophomore, Nicole
Jaghab, studying for a
biology test and
completing an online lab
assignment.
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Ethnographic Research
Chloe Duwe collecting
spare change to help
minimize her expenses
on campus.

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Ethnographic Research
Two students studying in
class before they are
given out their foreign
language exam.

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Ethnographic Research
Chloe Duwe rushing to
complete her annotations,
finish her collage project
and review an article in
the Wall Street Journal.

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Ethnographic Research
A healthy lunch being
weighed in the cafeteria
and rung up on a
student’s identification
card.

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Ethnographic Research
An e-mail that freshmen,
Jenn Connell, received
about being undecided in
a field of study. The email is titled, “No Major,
No Problem!”

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Ethnographic Research Observations
-Students seemed flustered and irritated.
-Work load may have been more then they
expected.
-Frustrated with having no money and seem to be
disappointed when asking their parents for extra
cash.

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Professor Klinkowstein
Ethnographic Research Findings
-“The work load and spending money that I don’t have
are the main things that give me anxiety. I would find a
job but I’d probably fall behind on assignments.”
-Most students agree that their time management skills
need improvement.
-Distance from home has effected many socially.

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Diagonals
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Arcs
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Irregular Shapes
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Grids
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Monochromes
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Neutrals
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Highkey
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Lowkey
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Combination
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Black & White Combination