Learn how to identify stressors and coping mechanisms to improve intellectual wellness 🚂💭

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Stressors: an event, situation, experience, or condition that causes stress upon or an overwhelms a person 
‣ School 
‣ Social pressures 
‣ Work/job  
‣ Relationships
‣ Finances
‣ Major life changes (ex. losing a job, losing a loved one, birth of a child, marriage, divorce) 
‣ Environmental stressors (ex. natural disasters)
‣ Lack of sleep 
‣ Illness
‣ Health choices 
Examples of stressors are not limited to what is listed here. Everyone has their own personal stressors in life. All stressors can negatively affect one’s performance at school and can impact their responsibilities. 


Identifying Stressors 💥

Coping mechanisms are strategies or techniques that help reduce or manage stress. Understanding and exploring coping mechanisms is important because it helps one find their own personal way to deal with stress, challenges and obstacles. This improves intellectual wellness as one learns to protect themselves from the negative effects of stress. 
‣ Scheduled study breaks
‣ Journaling 
‣ Socializing
‣ Exercising 
‣ Meditation
‣ Finding or making time for hobbies 
‣ Ensuring adequate nutrition 
‣ Listening to music 
‣ Watching a show 
The most important thing to keep in mind when identifying coping mechanisms for stress is to find what works best for you. There are many coping strategies than the ones listed here, but finding the ones that help you the most is essential to managing stress.  

Finding Coping Mechanisms ✨  

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American Psychological Association. (2018, April 19). APA dictionary of psychology. https://dictionary.apa.org/stressor. 

Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. (2025, June 9). Managing Stress. https://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/living-with/index.html. 

Cleveland Clinic. (2022, August 4). Cognitive behavioral therapy. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/21208-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt. 

Health Services. (n.d.). Examples of stressors. Université Concordia University Montreal. https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/provost/health/topics/stress. 

Mayo Clinic Staff. (2023, August 10). Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-symptoms/art-20050987. 

References 📝

Pratt, M. (2024, September 5). 5 minutes of mindfulness brings real benefits, according to science. Mindful. https://www.mindful.org/5-minutes-of-mindfulness-brings-real-benefits-according-to-science/. 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (n.d.). Mental health and counseling resources. https://www.unlv.edu/unlvstrong/mental-health-resources. 

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