As part of registration week, the Psychological Counseling Service of the Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University held a three-day adaptation and stress management program for the university’s first-year students.
The program, which included both lectures and practical sessions, focused on adaptation to university life, understanding the psychological background of stress and crisis situations, and strengthening coping strategies and resilience. Students were introduced to problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies, factors supporting psychological adaptability, and stress management methods that can be applied in everyday life.
In the practical part of the sessions, students worked on exercises that helped them recognize their own stress reactions and become aware of the ways they can release, express, and appropriately channel accumulated tension. The exercises centered on exploring individual stress management options and finding personally effective coping methods.
An important part of the program was also the presentation of the activities and staff of the Psychological Counseling Service. The first-year students learned about the areas in which they can turn to the Service, how they can request help, and who the professionals are whom they can contact for individual counseling, psychodiagnostic assessments, prevention and intervention programs, as well as various training sessions and community events.
The aim of the three-day program was to ensure that, right at the beginning of their studies, first-year students are equipped with psychological knowledge, practical tools, and institutional points of reference that support their adaptation to university life and their stress management.
Staff of the Psychological Counseling Service
