Abstract
The present study aimed to explore the most Common Mental Health
Problems of Punjab University Students seeking Counseling Services
since the last six years. The archival data of students’ case records were
analyzed. A total of 78 problems were scrutinized after content analysis
which were classified under 12 sub-categories: academic & career
problems; adjustment problems; relationship/psychosocial problems;
health problems; self-esteem problems; anxiety related problems; mood
related problems; low frustration tolerance/anger; physical or sexual
abuse; substance abuse; psychotic features and obsessive-compulsive
thinking. Descriptive analysis of Mental Health Problems across 320
cases revealed that majority of the students reported academic and career
related problems i.e. poor time management, poor concentration in
studies. Self-esteem problems like inferiority complex, lack of confidence
and mood related problems i.e. irritable mood, loneliness. Students also
reported anxiety related problems like nervousness, unknown fear of
failure/loss, apprehension about future etc. The implication of the study
rests at the need of the Counseling Services to the University Students
dealing with their Mental Health Problems in order to help them excel in
academics.
Nashi Khan, *Sadia Shahzeb. (2016) Common Mental Health Problems in University Students: Exploratory Analysis, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 26, Issue 1.
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