MENTAL HYGIENE SUPPORT GROUP’S OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The theoretical part of this publication deals with those views and theories that are traceable to the central theme in international specialized literature. The study introduces adaptation to the new environment, analyses coping strategies, lists those preventive opportunities offered by support communities and groups that contribute to the improvement of youngsters’ everyday life, as well as to their keeping fit. Side by side with experiencing identity crisis, entering an institute or university, youngsters have to face the difficulties of leaving home. Social life, the presence of friends, their support, as well as family and parent bonds are of key importance for teenagers. Numerous studies support the influence of previous experience and relations on the satisfaction of the youngsters with their own life. In fact, these resources offer help in adaptation to new situations, as well as in coping with stress. Community forms a kind of security basis for the teenagers [9]. In the course of practising our profession we experience that everyday stress is almost inevitable for students. There are numerous opportunities to organize prevention programmes of various kind to enable the mastery of efficient coping strategies, thus preventing the preservation of youngsters’ detrimental behaviour. Basically, this study analyses the component that emphasizes the community’s retaining power. As far as humans are social beings, the community offers a kind of security basis for teenagers offering them opportunities that open up new perspectives. Launching a mental hygiene project in the given educational institution is an innovative initiative that is aimed at attracting people’s attention to the significance of preserving mental health. Introduction of the mental hygiene project steps, as well as the example of the previous SMART analysis perfectly demonstrates the available opportunities.