About Wellbeing
Wellbeing and positive mental health are key components of academic success and a healthy lifestyle. Students with greater wellbeing are able to learn and integrate information more effectively; studies show that increased wellbeing leads to optimal academic functioning.
Wellbeing also impacts emotional intelligence; a greater sense of wellbeing leads to positive growth in relationships, self-esteem, and self-regulation.
Positive effects of wellbeing:
- Better academic performance and cognitive functioning
- Enhanced test performance
- Improved study habits and homework quality
- Long-term academic success
Wellbeing includes:
- Leading a healthy and balanced life
- Achieving full potential in teaching, learning, working, and research
- Balancing and developing IQ and EQ to actualize academic, social, emotional, and behavioural skills for personal and professional growth
Here to support you!
It is important to normalize human experience. Humans experience a range of mental health, and there is support available at every step.
No distress, problem or disorder – Good mental health does not imply not feeling sad, angry, unhappy, annoyed, etc. There is no such thing as a “bad” emotion. The ability to experience all emotions is often a indication of good mental health.
- Advised resources at this step:
- Support from friends
- Student Services
Mental distress – Distress signals us to adapt in order to solve a problem. A breakup, failed exam, grief, academic stress, indicate to us that we have a problem to solve.
- Advised resources at this step:
- Talking with a mentor
- Support from close friends
- Self-help, take your time and make changes to help yourself
- One time counselling session (Here2Talk, Dentistry Counselling)
Mental Health Problems – Significant life challenges that accompanies with feelings like “I am struggling to keep up with my work”, or “I am stressed with balancing family responsibilities”.
- Advised resources at this step:
- Recurrent counselling sessions (Dentistry Counselling, UBC Counselling, etc)
- Support from close friends
Mental Illness – A diagnosis from a professional mental health provider and you are trying to manage the symptoms.
- Advised resources at this step:
- Medical professional
- Combination of support (Counselling, therapy, medication)
Check Health and Safety for a list of resources!