Author(s) :   Sumit Bhattacharya¹, Prof. (Dr.) V. B. Singh²

Abstract : Stress, and more specifically, academic stress, has proven to negatively impact university students’ physical and psychological health and their academic performance (Gupchup, Borrego, & Konduri, 2004; McKinzie, Altamura, Burgoon, & Bishop, 2006; Misra& McKean, 2000; Robotham, 2008; Robotham& Julian, 2006). Counseling students, in particular, are required to take on a clinical role as part of their professional training and are evaluated based on their clinical skills in addition to their academic performance. This requirement leads them to confront clinical stressors in addition to their academic stress, and negatively affects their mental health (Byars, 2005; Parker, 2014; Skovholt & Rønnestad, 2003). Moreover, the new requirements set forth by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education (CACREP, 2016) has increased over the last decade (Bobby, 2013) and may exacerbate the issue (Yager & Tovar- Blank, 2007). In addition to their own psychological well-being, the negative impact of the academic stress on counseling students can also affect their counseling effectiveness in working with clients (Enochs & Etzbach, 2004; Lawson, 2007).

Keywords:Job performance, Psychological Cap Resources, Self Confidence, Constructive behaviors.

DOI : https://doi.org/10.61161/ijarcsms.v7i3.5

Pages : 160-165

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