Stress and Depression
Rice Student Stress Factors:
Lifestyle
- Too much or too little work
- Having to perform beyond your experience or perceived abilities
- Having to overcome unnecessary obstacles
- TIme pressures and deadlines
- Keeping up with new developments
- Changes in procedures and policies
- Lack of relevant information, support and advice
- Lack of clear objectives
- Unclear expectations of your role from your manager/colleagues/peers
- Responsibility for people, budgets and/or equipment
Environmental
Invasion of personal space/crowding, insufficient working and living space, noise, dirty/untidy conditions, pollution, poorly organized environment
Chemical and Nutritional
Alcohol (see more on Stress and Alcohol) and other drugs, caffeine, sugar, salt, nicotine. Link to "stress and alcohol"
Learn how to manage your stress at Rice.
