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Key Terms

Good keywords and search terms are ESSENTIAL for research. Here's a simple 2-step strategy to generate search terms:

1. Identify the major words in your topic:

What are some good coping mechanisms for stress while in school?

2. Brainstorm (or look up) additional keywords and phrases for each of your major words:

coping mechanisms

strategies

solutions

activities

behaviors

self-care

deep breaths

stress

anxiety

unhappiness

depression

blood pressure

concern

anger

School

college

university

deadlines

due dates

tuition

assignments

The MiraCosta Library gives you access to HUNDREDS of different databases. If you ever get overwhelmed or want suggestions on which to use, visit us or chat live 24/7.

For this COUN 100 assignment here are some GREAT starting places:

CHAPTER 9: Coping with College Stress from the eBook Community College Companion

365 eBooks in the eBook Collection database on Stress and Coping Mechanisms

1100+ articles about Stress in the Gale Virtual Reference Library database

Thousands of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles in EBSCOhost - make sure to try different searches with different combinations of keywords! Here are some sample searches:

"college students" stress - 10000+ news, magazine, journal articles from 2014 - 2024

stress coping students - 4600+ news magazine, journal articles from 2014 - 2024

healthy habits "college students" - 790 news, magazine, journal articles from 2014 - 2024