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International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience | ISSN: 1522-4821 | Volume: 20
July 25-26, 2018 | Vancouver, Canada
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing
14
th
World Congress on
Mental Health and Wellbeing
5
th
World Congress on
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How mental health affects learning in college students
Ren VanderLind
Texas State University, USA
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his speech will address issues of learning as related to mental health in college students. Research has demonstrated that college
students with poor mental health have issues with academic persistence, self-regulatory skills, and grades. In my speech,
I will address the literature on college students with mental illness alongside learner characteristics that connect to issues facing
said students, providing insights into how best to serve this unique population. Some of the topics covered will be maladaptive
perfectionism in females and their likely learning orientations, the benefits of self-regulatory and metacognitive skills, and shifting
epistemologies to benefit college students with mental illness. There will be some transfer to childhood learning as well because these
learner characteristics are also present in children. The significance of the connection between mental health and learning will be
addressed to give attendees a clear picture of what practical applications they can use to help increase learning in students with mental
health concerns. Data about the current state of mental illness on college and university campuses will also be shared.
ren.vanderlind@txstate.eduIJEMHHR 2018, Volume: 20
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C3-018