Stress in Pharmacy students

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55 or older

Male

Female

White

Black/African

Asian

Mixed racial background

Other race

Level 1

Level 4

Difficulties with people at university or at your pharmacy practice placement

Difficulties in your personal (non-work) relationships

Forming new work or social relationships

Isolation from culture, family, friends, or social activities

Poor physical or psychological health

Lack of support for your studies or career from your partner or family

Lack of control over pharmacy course content, processes, or sequence of units or activities

Lack of recognition by university staff for your efforts in meeting the demands of the pharmacy program

Being inexperienced

Being uncertain about what university and placement supervisors expect of you

Balancing your study, work, and social activities

Dealing with the public or speaking in public

Working long hours

The academic and practical workload of the pharmacy program

Exams or other assessments

Achieving lower grades than you want to

Financial difficulties

Non-university activities and achievements (non-pharmacy work)

Problems with equipment you rely on (computer, car, household appliances)

Living environment problems (having to move house, home maintenance needs)

Loss of, or quitting, a job

Satisfied with your personal (non-university) relationships*

Dissatisfied with your relationships with people at university or practical placement

You have been bothered that people treat you differently because of your cultural background

Upset that your family or friends do not support you in your career choice

Felt resentful about the lack of control your have over your life

Feel that people in your life do not appreciate the demands placed on you

Felt unappreciated for your efforts in meeting the demands of the pharmacy program

Felt overwhelmed in your attempts to fit in family and social time with work and study commitments

Made errors and mistakes in your work

Felt anxious about contracts with the public or speaking in public

Concerned about the end of university life and the beginning of a professional life

Felt your performance at university or in your practical placement is inadequate

Felt panicked about assessments: exams, assignments, performance assessments

Felt that the requirements of the pharmacy program are reasonable*

Spent time worrying about your financial situation

Upset about problems with equipment you rely on (computer, car, household appliances)

Upset by changes in your living situation

Upset by changes in your non-university work situation

Unintentionally gained or lost a lot of weight recently

Have been having trouble sleeping

Concerned that your health is suffering as a result of the demands placed on you

Have been feeling tired and fatigued

Look for comfort in a belief in a power greater than yourself

Take time to reflect on your life and try to stay aware of what's really important for you

Regularly attend a place of worship

Take time for interests outside university work

Exercise

Engage in sexual behaviors

Meditation, yoga, muscle relaxation, hot baths

Maintain a healthy diet

Maintain healthy sleeping habits

Alcohol, food, other substances (smoking, cannabis, amphetamines, prescribed or non-prescribed drugs)

Engage in behaviours harmful to yourselves to relieve negative emotions

Sleep to avoid problems

Get into compulsive habits to deal with pressures (exercise, housework, dieting)

Spend time with pets to improve mood/state of mind

Use humor or comedy to improve mood/state of mind

Attend professional counselling or other services

Take frustration/aggression out on others

Cry, scream, have a tantrum

Put off doing assignments or placement work

Purposefully late for lectures, appointments (as a means of avoiding things)

Ask for advice/support from others

Discuss workload and pressures or ask for help from supervisors/lecturers

Ask for practical help with non-university things when you need it

Express feelings, talk about things, ask for advice /support from family/friends/peers

Time management, assertiveness

Use a systematic approach to dealing with problems