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Stressfi may res By Catherine Parham Staff Writer Students interested in stressful or DeoDle-oriented careers will probably have to contend with the potentially dangerous emotional problem of burnout, according to Ruthann FoxHines, a psychologist with USC's Counseling and Human Development Centers. Fox-Hines describes bumout as a cluster of physical, menta; and emotional reactions resulting from working in an emotionally stressful situation. Nurses, attorneys, teachers and other helping professionals , are most susceptible to Kl 1 civil 11 I?Av_Uinoc eni/1 wui uvuv, i v/a iiiiivo .iaiu, because of their frustration about not being able to help others as much as they would like. EFFECTS of burnout can seriously hurt a worker's effectiveness on the job, according to Fox-Hines. "Burnout can sometimes cause a person toalmost hate the people he is supposed to be helping," she said. Learning to deal with burnout is the purpose of a series of prevention workshops Fox-Hines i conducts. In the seminars, she tries to help students The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a woek on Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring snmnttarc n?\ri .....LI., p "iiu um-o rrooMy on ][ Wednesdays during both summer sessions with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors | and not those of the University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of tho GAMECOCK. The Student Media Office is the parent organization of the GAMECOCK. Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the [ GAMECOCK. Box 85131. Russell | nuuoo, vimvui sny ui QUUUI Vsoronna, Columbia. S C. 29208. Subscription rates are $5.50 per semester and $2 for the summer sessions. 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They can avoid the problem by changing jobs or majors, she said, or they can go to the extreme and get physically ill or turn to drugs or alcohol. One of the most positive methods of dealing with burnout is using assertiveness in changing a situation, Fox-Hines said. She advises good health habits and stress management as ways to deal with burnout. Italian Pas All YOU C I?2** Cuomi imr%w% mw%*B y awawa ' 20 varieties of Pi Lasagna, a 5:30 - 8:30 20<t per year for children under 12 on all buffets Airport Blvd. weat Columbia 796-0564 ff LOCALLY A AND OPl i *. i ona \( tires " ? SAVE UP TO 51 NOW n Oval >5 SI 88 I rt Ovttl.... $299 1/1 <' Marquis IMI $999 '/!* i t "V1art|uin... IM) S549 I ?*l Marquis... imbia's Diamond Center rved and PA ? the above set ii 1 ...L.'i luui ur wruie gut I MALL DOW? P 10:00? NEXT TO PI -6:00 SAT. OPEN I)/ I'VVBEN <0(iKK nations urnout "ONE OF the best things vou can do is to form a support system, people ifi your life to give you encouragement," she said. Fox-Hines became involved with burnout treatment through personal experience. "I overloaded myself and ended up sick for six weeks," she said. As a result, she began reading about burnout and went on to get training in that area. "The first person I applied it (burnout treatment) to was myself," she said. She believes that teaching burnout prevention is a good way to help others. "MY MAJOR goal is to give a comprehensive picture of what's Point* nn in __ o O stead of focusing on just one tool." From the basic understanding of burnout that Fox-Hines teaches.a person can go on to learn individual aspects of burnout prevention such as stress management, relaxation techniques and good nutrition, Fox-Hines said. Free burnout prevention . workshops for students will be held 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, March 9 through 18. The centers are in the Pendleton Building at 1321 Pendleton St. ita Night | :an eat 5% - V day Night zza, Spaghetti, nd Salad W^l OWNED tRATED T51 I )% KK<;. MOW <R7<)? i ?:i49f>.<M> $2495 [! . $7<I5.<)0 $549 I . $il<J5.<>o $795 I <*>.<*> $2495 I For I r CySfo&m i n 14K I ^TOWN I MNINP.Y^ i ULY 9:30-6:(X) I Campu SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 ? A male I non-student was arrested for public drunkenness in the Horseshoe, and police found a 12-inch knife in his Docket. A male student getting out of his car in the Wade Hampton Hotel parking lot was I struck on the hand by a bottle thrown from a hotel window. j A male non-student was removed from I Bates House after a resident caught him using a dorm shower. A false fire alarm was pulled in Barnwell College. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 ? A blazer was stolen from a women's lounge in Gambrell Hall. A necklace was stolen from a Sims dorm room. Another | necklace was stolen from a Tenement 9 | room. A wall plaque was removed from South Building. The right front window of a car | parked in the Wade Hampton Hotel lot was broken. False fire alarms were pulled in LaBorde dorm. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 ? An unlocked bicycle was stolen from in front of a Woodland Terrace apartment. A staff member's purse was stolen from her Wardlaw College office. Money was stolen from the Residential Life Services Area Office in South Building. | Two roommates reported items stolen Ltrom their Bates House dorm room. A typewriter was reported stolen from BUDGET Liscensed student organlz; 1981-82 must submit a typ the Dean of students Offlct liniATKDTUAka li I? ? Contemporary Sour ar MOLSON G< pres Amatei 4 Molson Special \vlTg 9-10:30 I Sign-up for Fefc Each participant gets free Winner gets case of Molsor Any interested act signGolden Sour - Pick ud list nf i L Any Questions Sponsored by Coli s Crime 1 another Bates House room. A book was taken from a table in the Bates House dining room. A brick was thrown through a window of a McBryde quadrangle building. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 - A male student was arrested in the Campus Bookstore when he tried to steal a book. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 ? The wheel covers were stolen from a car parked in a Park Street lot. The left front door of a car parked in Blossom Street Garage was damaged in an apparent break-in attempt. A book was stolen from a c ar parked in i Blossom Street Garage The vehicle's spark plug wires were rearranged,and the coil wire was disconnected. Plants were stolen from the College of ; Engineering. MONDAY, JANUARY 19 ? A book bag containing a tape recorder and several , tapes was stolen from the Campus Bookstore bookdrop. Money was stolen from a non-student's purse while she was jj visiting a friend in South Building. 1 All four wheel covers and the rear wheels were removed from a car parked in Blossom Street Garage. The grill was removed from another car in the garage. ; SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 ? 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