Sofrimento psíquico e as demandas acadêmicas universitárias

Abstract

Upon entering the university, undergraduates are faced with a totally different context from what they were used to, students need to carry out several activities that were not part of their repertoire, and it is essential to spend many hours of their day, some students may feel overwhelmed by all these demands, and with that arise feelings of failure, frustration, fear, sadness and tiredness. Faced with psychic suffering as a way to escape these feelings, some resort to the use of alcohol, drugs and self-mutilation. This work aims to investigate how academic demands may be related to the emergence of psychological distress in university students, as well as the protective factors. Being a bibliographical research, of a basic nature, in terms of its objectives, it is exploratory, with a qualitative approach, using as sources: books, scientific articles and theses. The results observed were that academic demands can cause psychological distress, but several factors can intensify these feelings, healthier lifestyle habits such as physical activity, good quality of sleep and leisure are protective factors. When some students find themselves in suffering, they can commit suicide, it is important for universities to discuss the issue to devise strategies seeking health promotion for this population and suicide prevention.