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Anxiety
Emily Milz and Maggie Letki
HPEB 301
April 24, 2017
Mission Statement
Our mission is to equip students with the knowledge to recognize the legitimacy of
anxiety symptoms, provide a comfortable environment to discuss anxiety, and also
to spark motivation to reach out for help and support from USC’s numerous
resources.
Everyday Anxiety or Excessive Anxiety?
-Feeling worried about the grade that you will get on a tough exam in the upcoming
week.
-Having restless sleep before every exam and feeling fatigued during times of high
stress.
Introduction: What Is Anxiety?
-Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear that interfere with daily activities,
are difficult to control, and are out of proportion to actual danger of situation (Mayo
Clinic)
-Over 12% of USC’s population has been diagnosed with anxiety by a physician in
the last year (NCHA 2013).
Questions to Answer:
-How does anxiety affect college students, specifically the USC community?
QOL Indicators:
1. Emotional/mental health
2. Physical health
3. Social well-being
Implementation and Marketing
Phases of Marketing:
1. Tabling: hand out Anxiety at USC fact sheet, allow students to sign-up for
workshops and for informational emails, have promotional flyers attached to
snacks and for people to share with friends
2. Campus partners: USC Counseling/Psychiatry/SAVIP/U101 student referrals
3. Student organizations: CCPL representatives speak to Student Gov, Greek
life, business organizations, ROTC, etc.
4. Social media/promotional flyers
Considerations of Implementation
● Marketing
○ Fact sheet and promotional flyers (attaching promo flyer to snacks)
○ Promotional Flyers in various locations on campus
○ Two speakers for student organizations per presentation
○ Three students for tabling event
○ Beginning to advertise in adequate amount of time
○ Adequate social media use
● Implementation
○ Three volunteers for tabling for 2 hours
○ One hour briefing for workshop
○ Three peers per workshop- having peers willing to share at workshop
○ Reserve necessary locations
○ Attendance and stigma
Workshop Phase 1: Recognize
-Introductions, build comfort level and establish safe space, icebreaker
I have struggled with anxiety since I was in high school, but coming to
college really brought out how much it was affecting me. Sometimes I will wake up
in the morning already having the weight of worry on my chest, but now knowing
why I’m worried, or even have gone through the day to accumulate things to worry
about. When I wake up feeling really worried like that, I have a lot of trouble
focusing in class and on my assignments. I find that I am a lot less anxious when I
exercise regularly or spend a lot of time outside! Also, I’ve seen a counselor to help
talk through the anxiety, and he gave me a lot of helpful tips on how to cope with it!
You are not alone!
Workshop Phase 2: Reach Out
-Discussion of perceived barriers that impede anxiety improvement
-Resources/self-care techniques
-What sources of help are available at USC? How can you practice self-
care?
Budget
-All printing will be free
-Tabling snacks: fruit leather (50), peanut butter crackers (40), variety pack of chips
(20) amounts to $44.48
-Goodie bags: Gum (40), fruit leather (23), motivational stickers (23) amounts to
$39.76, stress bendie from student health center, fact sheet
-Food at workshop: Chick-fil-a cookie tray (24 cookies) for $28.50 and hot
chocolate packets (40) at $14.00 with free water container and cups
● Anxiety can cause one to isolate themselves and detach from the community.
○ People begin avoiding social situations because they can be worried of other’s perception of
them.
○ Stigma surrounds anxiety and mental illness. This workshop can help break down stigma at
USC and spark more people to seek help.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/home/ovc-20168121
https://uofscsastayinformed.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/become-a-changing-
carolina-peer-leader/
https://www.sa.sc.edu/shs/cp/mentalhealth/stress-anxiety/
https://www.sa.sc.edu/shs/files/2010/10/Gamecock-Health-Fall-Winter-2011.pdf
http://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/assets/basc-
3/basc3resources/DSM5_DiagnosticCriteria_GeneralizedAnxietyDisorder.pdf
https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety