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thursday, january 22, 1981 daily nebraskan page 3 Mental health division offers stress counseling O 0 By Margie Honz Severe anxiety and depression caused by stress brings 500 to 600 students a year to the mental health division of the UNL Health Center, said Dr. Robert Heins. Hcins, a psychiatrist and director of the mental health program, said most students seek help when their prob- Philosophy . Continued from Page 1 llugly said the quality of work produced by the Phil osophy Department, such as scholarly journals, more than justifies a salary payment by the College of Arts and Sciences. But even with a payment, the Philosophy Department will still be, as llugly said, "in a bad business." However, Associate Professor Hardy Jones said he wel comed large classes. Jones said that with a large class the total number of students discussing in class raised. "With a largo number, there are more people in the room who arc interested in conversation and will say good things," he said. But Jones admitted that a large class has its disadvant ages. Students in a large class are not as attentive as in a small one, he said, and tend to make more noise. Jones said he doesn't give as many exams and paper assignments in a large class. "Those things take a long time to read," he said. But Jones, who teaches a series of mini-classes dealing with Christianity, marriage and suicide, found one advant age in a larger class. "There is much louder laughter when I tell a joke." Field study program gets boost with gift UNL has received $7,000 from the Omaha World-Herald Foundation that will be used to build an additional cabin at UNL's Tedar Point Biological Field Station near Ogallala. Cedar Point has been operated by UNL for six years and offers biology students a chance to conduct field studies. The site, which had been leased, has now been bought by the NU Foundation. Cedar Point Director John Janovy said the field study program is very popular, but has been limited by the num ber of students that can be housed. He said he is hopeful the new cabin will be built by the time field classes start this summer, and that a contractor in Ogallala is already preparing a formal bid. "This is a great boost and we sure appreciate the sup port," Janovy said. "I only hope we can find others in terested in our program so we can eventually solve all our housing problems." Where do you go from here? n. ( orm' see us we can h'lp you We have Orantje Blossom diamond enyage mnt nnjs the most beautiful enijayement nnys in the world from the simply magnificent to the magnifu ently simple Time less reminders of your lives together Come see Orange Blossom' We Honor The Student Discount Card RODKEY'S Centrum-Lincoln Monday thru Friday 10-9 Saturday 11M5.30 Sunday 12 5 lems interfere with studying. Career choices, poor grades and dating troubles most often complicate students' lives, he said. The mental health program offers a full-time staff of two psychiatrists, one clinical psychologist and one social worker. Heins said counseling usually occurs on a one-to-one basis. The first four visists are free. The following visits are $5 each. Heins said the average student seeking counseling makes six visits. A large proportion of the patients is upper classmen and foreign students. Heins said if freshmen were more aware of the available services, their dropout rates could be re duced. Almost 25 percent of the mental health patients first sought help for stress-related physical complaints, Heins said. The health center physicians often refer those stud ents with migraine headaches, ulcers or high blood press ure to the mental health staff. The staff emphasizes the need to channel stress through athletics and excercise. He said he recommends physical fitness programs for nearly all of his patients. Students who set unreasonably high goals, which they are likely to fall short of, will benefit from relaxation therapy, Heins said. He recommends biofeedback sessions where students monitor their responses to stress, such as their muscle tension and body temperature. He said biofeedback has been very effective in training students to adjust to stress by adopting a more easy-going pace. In extreme cases, medications can be prescribed to help patients cope. Heins said prescriptions are rarely given, and only are given on a short-term basis. The center's busiest time is during finals week and oth er testing times, Heins said, while the first two months of school are relatively slow. The mental health program will offer group therapy this semester. 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