UndergradSkiller: Skill Set Map for Undergraduates and Their Educators

LEARNING AND SELF-MANAGEMENT: Wellbeing

Mental Health

Mental health is a continuum, and most students will experience some degree of stress, anxiety, or low mood during their studies. Knowing how to practice self-care, where to find screening tools, and how to access crisis support are important for all students, not only those experiencing a mental health condition.

Useful Resources on Mental Health:

National Institute of Mental Health. (2021). Self-care. MyMentalHealth.guide. https://www.mymentalhealth.guide/self-care

Annotation: Guide from the Czech National Institute of Mental Health outlining self-care approaches for mental wellbeing. This guide covers eight domains, including physical activity, sleep, psychological, emotional, spiritual, social, professional, and hobbies. Includes a wellbeing plan.

National Institute of Mental Health. (2021). Get tested. MyMentalHealth.guide. https://www.mymentalhealth.guide/get-tested

Annotation: Guide from the Czech National Institute of Mental Health providing free online screening tools for mental health. Includes validated self-report questionnaires covering general wellbeing, anxiety, depression, alcohol misuse, drug use, insomnia, coping resilience, and perceived stress. Results are screening aids, not diagnoses.

National Institute of Mental Health. (2021). Help in crisis. MyMentalHealth.guide. https://www.mymentalhealth.guide/first-aid-2

Annotation: Guide from the Czech National Institute of Mental Health listing Czech mental health crisis helplines and support services. Provides phone numbers, chat links, and email addresses for crisis lines.

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Table of contents:

4.1. Finding Help and Support
4.1.1. Seeking Support
4.1.2. Communicating with Professors

4.2. Learning and Study Skills
4.2.1. How We Learn
4.2.2. Metacognition
4.2.3. Study Strategies
4.2.4. Studying in STEM
4.2.5. Note-Taking and Lectures
4.2.6. Exam Preparation

4.3. Time Management and Focus
4.3.1. Time Management Strategies
4.3.2. The Pomodoro Technique
4.3.3. Understanding Procrastination
4.3.4. Staying Motivated
4.3.5. Digital Focus Tools

4.4. Reflective Practice
4.4.1. Growth Mindset Strategies
4.4.2. Reflective Practice Tools

4.5. Wellbeing

4.5.1. Mental Health

4.5.2. Personal Wellbeing
4.5.3. Digital Wellbeing
4.5.4. Stress Management
4.5.5. Budgeting
4.5.6. Finding Friends

4.6. Adapting Your Study Approach
4.6.1. Neurodiversity and University
4.6.2. Studying with ADHD
4.6.3. Studying with Dyslexia and Assistive Tools

4.7. Skills and Career Planning
4.7.1. Identifying Your Skills
4.7.2. Setting Goals
4.7.3. Career Planning
4.7.4. Postgraduate Study
4.7.5. Internships and E-Learning

 

Author: Leeanne Irwin

Peer Reviewer(s): None