Should psych visits be required?

for, but their jobs are not being productive with them. They need money so they can pay their tuition, bills and taxes. Students need to stay up late to for final exams. These can be exhausting scenarios for students to deal with.

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CHRISTOPHER ESCOBAR cescobar.roundupnews@gmail.com @cescobar46

Some students may say that they have no problems and their lives are filled with nothing but positivity, but that statement is a pipe dream.

Students should be required to meet with the school psychologist because they can help them relieve stress and clear their minds.

Sometimes, students have one specific issue to worry about, but they ignore it and try to convince themselves to move on. But sometimes, that problem returns and students must seek help.

Psychology, the study of mind and behavior, is a process of understanding the principle mentality of the human mind and being able to reconstruct it.

This can help students because their stress may be caused by work, school, finances or family matters. Dealing with those issues alone can frustrate and affect a student’s behavior.

They have exams to study

There are students who can become overwhelmed by stress and there are students who have to deal with problematic issues. Students tend to not deal with their issues and not talk about them with anyone, which can be very unhealthy.

When students have an issue and don’t feel comfortable talking to other people, a psychologist is the person for them to trust and to be able to talk with.

This can be a way for students to feel at ease when they have someone they can share their feelings with and express what they want to improve.

Meeting with a psychologist is also a way to connect with students and show the appreciation they have toward them.

Even if a student is not feeling stressed out or overwhelmed, they will know that someone is looking out for them.

School psychologists are helpful people and are always available to any students who need mental or emotional assistance.

College students should not be required to meet with the school psychologist on a yearly basis.

The biggest issue is funding.

If the district were to administer a mandatory psychologist meeting annually or semesterly, the cost would certainly show.

As it is, many college students struggle to pay for their schooling, and by implementing these health checks more often, the cost of tuition would also increase.

Colleges would then have to hire thousands of additional psychologists to be able to get the tests done in a timely manner before the semester starts.

Salaries would have to be paid, which means an increase in tax dollars to fund these school doctors.

Mental illness is a serious subject among college students and symptoms related to depression, addiction, eating disorders and even suicide are something universities have to deal with.

Research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness on college campuses shows that 50 percent of college students had experienced enough anxiety to cause them to struggle in school. To deal with this problem, institutions would benefit by implementing more hands -on programs to help students

Psychological treatment is vital for students who suffer from mental problems. The answer to treating students who experience stress from classwork is not to mandate annual mental checks.

Instead, the school should instill programs and other activities that keep students feeling in control of their workload.

Administrators and officials of the school system should research and analyze mental illness problems on campus before making their decision. These mental issues often times do not even relate to school, as some students endure more stress outside of the campus. At the very most, if meetings were to be required for all students, a mental check before admission should be the only time psychological screenings should be conducted.

It is important to have a school psychologist on campus, but to schedule annual meetings with them is unnecessary and an unwise way to spend educational funding.

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