Alcohol Abuse In College Students
People with depression feel as if they are being trapped in black hole. The feeling of Every time they tried to escape, they were running in place, never escaping the black vortex. Each time they try to escape, they are sucked deeper into a vast hole into nothing but eternal loss. When they scream, no one hears or understands them because they are being vacuumed deeper and deeper into darkness. Depression is more than a mood, it is a serious mental illness.
Life can be very stressful at times. From the time someone is born, until the time they die, people are overcoming everyday challenges that can often be very stressful and push them past the breaking point. People often become frustrated and flustered when they try to cope with …show more content…
“Heavy episodic drinking can result in myriad adverse consequences, such as accidents, sexual abuse, fighting, and even death.”( Merrill, J. E., Reid, A. E., Carey, M. P., & Carey, K. B. 2014) Also according to this article, “More than 30% of college women and 40% of college men report engaging in heavy episodic drinking”. Alcohol misuse in college students seem to be more common than most people think. College is very hard; many children seem to have problems of being independent and learning how to take care of themselves on their …show more content…
People did a study to see if gender related perceptions increase the chances of developing depression. They took 83 pilots and compared the workplace atmosphere of the men and women pilots. They found that a great number of men still thought that the women should be doing women's work. This shows how even in today's society, there is still sexism and negativity in the workplace. “While the results of this study concurred with research that suggests that female pilots are at greater risk for negative perceptions and sexism by male pilots, the results did not indicate any greater degrees of depression, stress, or anxiety in women as compared with their male counterparts.” (Walton, R. O., & Politano, P. M., 2014) Although they are not at a greater risk to develop these crippling illnesses, it can drive the women to factors that can hurt
Life can be very stressful at times. From the time someone is born, until the time they die, people are overcoming everyday challenges that can often be very stressful and push them past the breaking point. People often become frustrated and flustered when they try to cope with …show more content…
“Heavy episodic drinking can result in myriad adverse consequences, such as accidents, sexual abuse, fighting, and even death.”( Merrill, J. E., Reid, A. E., Carey, M. P., & Carey, K. B. 2014) Also according to this article, “More than 30% of college women and 40% of college men report engaging in heavy episodic drinking”. Alcohol misuse in college students seem to be more common than most people think. College is very hard; many children seem to have problems of being independent and learning how to take care of themselves on their …show more content…
People did a study to see if gender related perceptions increase the chances of developing depression. They took 83 pilots and compared the workplace atmosphere of the men and women pilots. They found that a great number of men still thought that the women should be doing women's work. This shows how even in today's society, there is still sexism and negativity in the workplace. “While the results of this study concurred with research that suggests that female pilots are at greater risk for negative perceptions and sexism by male pilots, the results did not indicate any greater degrees of depression, stress, or anxiety in women as compared with their male counterparts.” (Walton, R. O., & Politano, P. M., 2014) Although they are not at a greater risk to develop these crippling illnesses, it can drive the women to factors that can hurt