Tuesday, November 30, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
Page 7
The final weeks:
By Peggy Polacek
Only eight more days of school - then
finals. The 12-page paper is due, the eight
page paper is due, and what about the
tests?
Stress-related illnesses caused by the
final weeks of school are evident, said
Dr. Gerald Fleischli, medical director of
the University Health Center. .
Stomach pains prevail in stress-related
symptoms, Fleischli said. Often this is
a sign of an ulcer forming. Cramps and
diarrhea also can be caused by stress.
Stomach pains are caused by increased
amounts of acid secretion in the stomach,
he said. Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and
stress all contribute to the increased
secretion level.
Students often have difficulty sleeping
because they are thinking about their
studies, he said. Caffeine from coffee
drinking also contributes to the sleepless
conditions.
The .health center rarely prescribes
sleeping pills for this condition except
in extreme cases, such as a student who
recently had not slept for three days,
Fleischli said.
Headache reports have increased
slightly but are not as prevalent as the
other stress symptoms, he said.
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Although all these conditions are
related to stress, studies show that people
also have more accidents during stressful
times because they do not pay attention
to their health, he said .
Fleischli recommends that students
take breaks from studying to prevent
illness and stress. Studying continuously
puts a student in a self-defeating cycle,
where the student performs less efficiently
than normal. Fleischli explained that as
concentration lessens, students believe
they need to study more.
The best prevention of stress-related
illness is to start studying early in the
semester to prevent the final cramming,
he said.
Once students come to the health
center, they must try to identify factors
that may be affecting their health, he
said. Sometimes students may not know
some pop has caffeine in it, which may
be the cause of their sleepless nights.
Complex psychological problems may
be at the root of the illness, or students
may just need extra confidence in them
selves to calm their fears, he said.
Fleischli suggests good hygiene and
diet habits to prevent further illness. He
also recommends being aware of the
amount of caffeine intake.
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Staff Photo by Davs Bentz
Jacobson joins Legislature
Clarence Jacobson of Hastings was sworn
in Monday as the state senator from the
33rd District, replacing state Sen. Richard
Marvel who has resigned. Jacobson, 70,
is shown standing between Nebraska Gov.
Charles Thone and Marvel. Thone ap
pointed Jacobson to the office.
Jacobson is a retired commodity broker
for Mid-America and grain merchant for
Morrison-Quirk. He has served on the
Nebraska Equal Opportunity and Employ
ment Commission and the Security
Division of Nebraska. He also was a fund
raiser for Thone's campaign for governor
in 1978 and his bid for re-election this
year. Born in Lexington, Jacobson is a
World War II and Korean War veteran.
He and his wife Dorothy have two children.
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