So, when undergoing a psychological survey, will the NTU students hide their true situation?
143 questionnaires from NTU students show that the vast majority of students even if they have hidden ideas, they still truthfully report their true situation.
Among students with short-term mental health problems, 5.4% chose to conceal it. This proportion is even higher among patients with long-term mental health problems, reaching 16.7%.
School Assistance: Counselors, Mentors, and Counseling Centers
If you want to get out of your psychological dilemma, in addition to your own efforts, school-level help is also indispensable.
According to the survey, about one-third of students who are troubled by short-term psychological problems have received help from a counselor or tutor. Among students with long-term psychological problems, this ratio is about 20%.
Students with short-term psychological problems are more willing to seek help from a counselor or mentor. Students who suffer from depression and other mental illnesses often choose professional psychological counseling centers.
As for the effect of the psychological counseling center, the students generally gave a good comment. However, some students reported that the effect of their own consultation was not good. Negative reasons are concentrated in: 1. It is no longer sad when consulting; 2. I feel that the other party is ignoredUnderstand oneself; 3. oneself cannot trust the other party.
At the same time, there are still many students who are unwilling to turn to the counseling center. What made them make such a choice?
The survey shows that most students believe that they can adjust themselves with the help of social forces, and there is no need for consultation. At the same time, many students with short-term psychological problems believe that their state has not yet reached the point where they need the intervention of the psychological counseling center. In addition, problems such as difficulties in making appointments, distrust of the counseling center, fear of delayed intervention, and self-delaying have also become the reasons that hinder students from entering the counseling center.
During the investigation, we noticed that a classmate who had a long-term psychological problem was still in line after making an appointment.
In this regard, Mr. Tan, the head of the NTU Psychology Center, told The New Reporter that there are two possible reasons for this situation-one is that the student was in the previous stage (High school, undergraduate or master’s level) There are regular doctors and consultants, and they are insisting on taking medication, but hope to continue psychological consultation after changing to a new environment. In this case, talk to the teacher It is believed that it can be “released first”; second, the student did not clearly explain the seriousness of his psychological crisis when filling in the information, which caused the psychological center to make inaccurate judgments.
1/3 of patients with long-term psychological problems have never seen a doctor
Talking and communicating can relieve the stress and worry in our hearts, but when the psychological problems are serious to a certain extent, or even endanger our own physical health, professional medical advice and medication are very important.
In our survey, it can be seen that half of the students with long-term psychological problems have had medical treatment experience, while this proportion is only 13% of the students with short-term psychological problems.
What’s worrying is that in the 143 valid questionnaires, a total of 18 students have long-term mental health problems, and 6 of them have never sought help from a psychological counseling center and have no experience in medical treatment.
Nan University campus psychological crisis intervention mechanism, how do youLook?
In response to the increasingly prominent mental health problems of college students, Nanjing University has adopted a series of intervention measures. What do the students think about this?
Overall, nearly 70% of students are satisfied with the campus psychological crisis intervention mechanism. However, the dissatisfaction rate among students with certain mental health problems is relatively high. Especially among students with long-term psychological problems, the dissatisfaction rate reaches 38.8%.
Many students who participated in the questionnaire expressed their hope that the school would be more proactive in caring about the psychological conditions of the students. At the same time, it would further strengthen the education of knowledge in related fields, and strengthen the promotion of psychological counseling centers, insomnia clinics and other institutions. Students provide a healthier and more active learning environment.
When the psychological crisis comes, how do people on the isolated island ask for help?
In addition to the questionnaire survey, “New Reporter” also interviewed several classmates who were or are experiencing psychological crisis. By listening to their stories, we can better understand them and ourselves.
Short-term psychological crisis: self-resolving and counseling
The exam week for the second semester of the sophomore year was very uneasy for Su Teng. During that time, he was not only under the pressure of student work and examination preparation, but also needed to take into account the feelings of his ex-girlfriend Muzi and listen to her complaints and insults against him day after day.
Mu Zi was diagnosed with moderate depression at Nanjing Brain Hospital. During the period before and after the breakup, he sent the test results to Su Teng via WeChat. Then Su Teng informed Mu Zi’s mother to take her home for treatment. According to Muzi’s mother, Muzi’s routine at home is to sleep during the day and chat on WeChat at night. “(Chat) usually starts at 11 or 12 in the evening,It continued until one or two in the morning, when she was sleepy and planned to sleep. At that time, I was busy reviewing during the day, and at night I was worried about her condition and chatted with her. “Su Teng told reporters.
In the beginning, the content of the chat still stayed on complaining about daily life and gossiping. After the chat, Mu Zi started to complain to Su Teng from time to time, feeling that he didn’t care enough about her mental state. “During that time, she often’spitting out fragrant mouth and wishing me go to heaven’. Of course, the original words were more hurtful than’wishing me to heaven’. I really almost did a’free fall exercise’.” Su Teng was helpless.
The most memorable chat made Su Teng stay up all night. Early that morning, Mu Zi abused Su Teng for an hour. At three or four in the morning, Su Teng couldn’t stand it, so he turned off the machine and lay on the bed, but couldn’t sleep at all.
During that time, he didn’t ask the psychological center for help, but chose to talk to him and Mu Zi’s mutual friends. “No need. At that time, what bothered me was not the internal psychological mechanism, but the external pressure.Going to the psychological center can only relieve the pressure, but it can’t solve too many problems.” Su Teng explained. Tao.
Long-term psychological crisis: Seek outside help
Compared with Su Teng, Jingjing’s mental health crisis lasted longer. The beginning of this year was a turning point in Jingjing’s psychological condition. The accidental death of her relatives made Jingjing grief; the arrival of the epidemic made her even worse. She became pessimistic, negative, no longer cheerful and lively. “When I took the online class at home, my condition was already experiencing serious problems. I basically survived that period.”
After returning to school, Jingjing’s fast-paced learning made it difficult for Jingjing to adapt, so at the end of September, she talked with her counselor in the office. At the beginning of November, Jingjing’s situation became more serious and it was difficult for her to adjust herself. She asked the counselor for help again. The counselor communicated with her patiently and advised her to do psychological counseling.
“The counselor cares about me very much. She is the closest and most trusted elder to me besides my parents. She also considers me her own child.” Jingjing said that in the past period of time, the counselor’s The help moved her very much.
Psychological consultation: from campus psychology center to specialist hospital
Lin Zhi, a 19th-level classmate, revealed to “New Reporter” the whole process of her formal consultation in the psychological center. Last December, Lin Zhi, a freshman, went to the school psychology center for consultation for the first time.At that time, I thought to myself: “I will die if I don’t talk about it anymore.” However, it’s a pity that the results of that consultation were not ideal, and it was basically of no help to Lin Zhi’s psychological crisis—maybe because she was too sensitive, and she felt psychologically. The teacher is “too professional” and not sincere enough.
The psychological consultation on September 16, 2020 was Lin Zhi’s second trip to the psychological center. Although the results of this consultation were still not satisfactory, at the end of the consultation, the psychological teacher gave Lin Zhi a transfer She was advised to go to Nanjing Brain Hospital for professional psychological treatment. However, as of the interview, Lin Zhidu did not go to Nanjing Brain Hospital for treatment. “I planned, but I didn’t go. Because I don’t think it’s useful to go, that is, the doctor prescribes a certificate and then takes some medicine. Medicines do not cure the symptoms, but the doctor prescribes the certificate and it adds to my heart. strong>”
(The referral form provided by the psychology teacher to Lin Zhikai interviewees)
On September 30th, Lin Zhi went to the psychology center again. This time the psychology center arranged for her a counselor suitable for her based on the results of her evaluation. She thinks that the consultation effect this time is the best of the previous three times. “Because the consultant is a newcomer, he doesn’t have many skills, but it makes me feel sincere.”
“Fear of losing my friend”
In addition to the psychological crisis that you may be suffering, seeing your friends around you being troubled by psychological problems may also make your classmates feel distressed. Mu Xi is a junior. On the evening of October 29, 2020, he saw a message from a friend on WeChat, “Come here and help me collect the body”, and then a location map hit him on the face. Mu Xi said that tension and fear were the first feelings at the time, and she was afraid of losing her friends. This friend has been suffering from bipolar disorder for a long time and is severely depressed.
Too late to think, the positioning was in the school, and he immediately rode to the scene.grade. The rationality of the evaluation grading system is that the evaluation grading is to assess the self-help ability of students. Teacher Tan mentioned that the consultation process can be completed within a week in a particularly urgent situation. If it is not urgent, that is, some short-term stress, you may feel that you can let it go first, because everyone has a certain self-healing ability.
How to provide a rescue plan for students experiencing psychological crisis? The current crisis intervention of the psychological center mainly adopts a cooperative mode. In the case of a psychological crisis, it is necessary to discuss with the student’s college leader and counselor who can help her, which will involve the psychological center’s deciphering and breakthrough of the student’s psychological state. Deciphering and breaking through refers to understanding the main causes of the students’ radical behaviors and communicating the rescue plan with the students.
Crisis follow-up is not temporary. It is necessary to remind college leaders or counselors through consultants at important time points, and pay attention to students. The main reason for adopting this model is that, on the one hand, the psychological center is under the management of the school and cannot be completely separated from the school’s unauthorized decision. On the other hand, the psychological counselor alone cannot and completely guarantee the safety of visitors. Teacher Tan said that every student is different for the crisis plan, and there is no completely consistent standard.
At the same time, “not all students in psychological crisis consult at the psychological center.” Teacher Tan mentioned that there will be some crisis cases discovered by the college. At this time, the crisis intervention is not led by the psychological center. The academy is mainly responsible for the breakthrough work, and the psychology center only provides corresponding advice and guidance.
Mr. Xu Kai, a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, once discovered a crisis case of a student attempted suicide. “As far as the case I participated in, we mainly communicated with the students themselves and their parents many times to understand the students’ conditions and ideas, and ease their pressure, especially at the college and school levels. Special arrangements help students to properly arrange the progress of their studies while receiving professional medical treatment, and minimize the impact of students’ medical treatment and suspension on studies, internships, graduation and other problems, so as to cooperate with patients’ treatment and rehabilitation .”
Send warm “civil organizations”
In addition to seeking help from psychological centers and departments, students experiencing psychological crisis can also seek support from “civil organizations” in the school. “New Reporter” learned that “civil organizations” include, but are not limited to, the Xiaoshudong of Nanjing University of the Psychological Association, and the 19th “Little Xiaoshudong of the Humanities Class III”.
The Psychological Association of Nanjing University has been operating the Xiaoshudong of Nanjing University on QQ since last July.The teacher’s “supply exceeds demand” supplements, cooperates with the Nanda Xianlin Psychological Center, and at the same time accepts the guidance of the Psychological Center.
At the beginning of the fall semester of 2019, the monitor and psychologists of the third class of humanities proposed to register for the QQ account of “Little Tree Hole of the third class of humanities”. Shudong has become a member of the class group, and students can talk to Shudong and ask questions at any time. Class members take turns to log in to their accounts, play the role of tree hole, and respond to the students’ confession.
After operating the tree cave for a period of time, Yingming, the president of the Nanjing University Psychological Association, found that among the students who came to Nanjing University to talk to Xiaoshudong, the people who couldn’t think about it because of emergencies accounted for a relatively high proportion. In addition, some students who are superficially sunny may also suffer from depression and are vulnerable in places that everyone does not know.
A Chuan, the deputy monitor of the 19th-level humanities experiment class, found that most of the students’ psychological problems are related to academic pressure. In addition, the extreme unsuitability after coming to university should also be the reason for the psychological crisis of some students. . “Because many people have just stepped out of the duck-filling education, facing the moment when they have to take full control of themselves, they will be very confused.”
As a non-governmental organization that “sends warmth”, Nanjing University’s Xiaoshudong and Xiaoxiaoshudong of the third class of humanities have a membership structure, how to schedule classes, and whether students who come to talk in seconds, etc. The difference. As a new thing, “tree hole” is undoubtedly immature, but it has a good original intention to help students, and it does objectively alleviate the psychological pressure of some students. The above-mentioned two “tree holes” developed into two different models in a state of free growth. “New Reporter” could not judge which of the two models is better or worse. For your reference.
Improvement of the “treatment of depression” program
The role played by campus psychology centers, colleges and departments, and non-governmental organizations in preventing and treating students’ psychological problems is worthy of recognition, but they have not yet formed a rapid response, consistent linkage, and demand-orientedthe best solution.
The psychological center is in short supply
According to the visitor list of the psychological counseling center of Xianlin campus, it can only carry about 12 consultations at the same time in the morning or afternoon every day. Teacher Tan said that the current number of counselors in the psychology center really cannot fully meet the problems of the students’ counseling needs. The amount of consultation is too large, but the number of consultants is insufficient.
It is understood that in early September, a classmate filled out an appointment questionnaire at the psychology center. It was not until December 9th that she received a call from the psychology center asking if she was willing to accept a group psychological counseling project. The student finally chose to refuse the invitation. She believed that her depression at the beginning of the semester had been slightly relieved and she did not want to consult very urgently. However, as far as the status of the consultation appointment in September is concerned, she still hopes to receive professional help. .
Department is slow and lagging
For colleges and departments, the inadequacy of the mechanism is mainly manifested in the lag in the intervention of the students’ psychological crisis. Take Mu Xi’s friend who tried suicide as an example, the crisis intervention of the college was mainly after the event, not before the event. If Mu Xi did not arrive at the scene in time, if Mu Xi saw a corpse when he arrived at the scene, all conversations would be different. Mu Xi’s friend said that the counselor once talked to her about psychological problems, and then asked her on QQ if she needed to help make an appointment with the teacher at the psychological center for consultation. In addition, the reporter did not understand that the college had other intervention measures before the student committed suicide.
The intervention mechanism is broken and isolated
In addition, the School Psychology Center of Nantah University has implemented a “division system” on the issue of psychological crisis intervention between the School Psychology Center and the departments. According to the teacher, the “crisis cases discovered by the Psychology Center are under the management of the Psychology Center. The discovered crisis cases are under the management of the department. Although this design has clear power and responsibility to facilitate administration, it lacks coherence in dealing with psychological problems, and may even appear inconsistent and interfere with each other.
On this issue, Nanjing Normal University’s campus psychological crisis intervention mechanism may be a reference for Nantah.
“As far as I know, every college will have a psychological counselor, and each class will have one or two psychological committee members. After the psychological committees of each class are uniformly trained by the school psychological center, they will be conducted by the psychological weather station of each college Management, and a school psychology center is set up under the school psychology centerThe weather station is responsible for docking with the various ‘inpatient centers’. “Xiao Yang, a member of the “School Heart Station” of Nanjing Normal University, introduced. He said that the psychological counselor is responsible for paying attention to everyone’s psychological status, and giving students some psychological group counseling and teaching some mental health knowledge. And the psychological committee’s The job is to help the psychological counselor pay attention to the mental health of the students, and report any problems to the psychological counselor or the school psychological center in time.
(Screenshot of the chat history between the reporter and Xiao Yang)
For non-governmental organizations such as the tree hole on the Internet and the confession wall, Mr. Tan believes that they can ask for help from the tree hole just to complain. However, this channel also has pros and cons. It is not recommended to have too much expectation on the tree hole. If you want to solve your own psychological problems, it is still recommended to seek professional help.
After reading these words, I don’t know how many people will have such an idea for a moment: The Lonely Island hidden in the campus is more expansive and heavier than we thought. Regardless of whether we are on Lonely Island or not, there will be more or less “dark moments” in our lives, and the pressures of school, family, and emotions can sometimes overwhelm us. However, as Hua Chenyu sings in “I Still Want to Love This World”, “When the sun is defeated by the haze, I didn’t expect that you would desperately push it away for me”. I hope this news report by “New Reporter” can send a sentence of “I am here, don’t be afraid” to the partners on Lonely Island.
(Except for Teacher Tan and Teacher Xu, the interviewees in the text are all aliases)
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