The psychological status and measures of junior high school students

Junior high school students generally face psychological challenges such as academic pressure, emotional fluctuations, and self-awareness conflicts, which can be alleviated through home school collaborative intervention, cognitive behavior adjustment, time management training, emotional counseling skills, moderate exercise regulation, and other methods. The high incidence of psychological problems in the third stage of junior high school is closely related to factors such as physiological changes during adolescence, intensified academic competition, and high family expectations.

1. Family school collaborative intervention

Establish a regular communication mechanism between parents and teachers, and provide monthly feedback on academic and psychological status in both directions. Schools can offer parent classroom guidance on parent-child communication skills to avoid using grades as the sole evaluation criterion. Parents should pay attention to observing changes in their students' diet and sleep. If they find that their mood has been consistently low for more than two weeks, they should contact a psychological teacher. Typical cases show that excessive family interference in learning plans can exacerbate students' rebellious psychology.

2. Cognitive Behavioral Adjustment

corrects absolute thinking patterns through group counseling, such as irrational beliefs that require admission to key high schools. Psychological teachers can design setback scenario simulations to help students establish a flexible goal management system. The method of recording three successful small things every day can effectively improve self doubt tendency, and clinical data shows that this method can reduce anxiety scale scores.

3. Time Management Training

uses the tomato work method to divide review tasks, with 5 minutes of physical relaxation arranged after every 25 minutes of focused learning. Suggest creating a visual weekly schedule that breaks down major goals into daily achievable sub tasks. Avoid staying up late for more than three consecutive days, as insufficient sleep can lead to a decline in hippocampal memory function.

4. Emotional Counseling Techniques

Guide abdominal breathing training to alleviate exam anxiety. The rhythm of inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 2 seconds, exhaling for 6 seconds has a significant effect. Setting up an emotional diary to record stressful events and physical reactions can help identify triggering factors. Art expression therapy is particularly suitable for students who are not good at speaking, as clay sculptures or graffiti can release suppressed emotions.

5. Moderate exercise regulation

30 minutes of aerobic exercise per day can promote the secretion of endorphins, and interactive activities such as team skipping rope or badminton have outstanding effects. Be careful to avoid vigorous exercise two hours before bedtime, and maintain a heart rate of 60% of the maximum heart rate. Physical education teachers should design fun physical fitness games to control the intensity of exercise at a slight sweating level.

It is recommended that parents schedule a half day family activity day every week, completely away from studying, to enhance emotional connections through collaborative projects such as baking and gardening. Schools need to ensure one hour of sunshine sports activities every day and regularly conduct mental health screenings. Students can establish mutual aid groups to share stress relief methods. When experiencing persistent physical symptoms such as headaches and anorexia, they should seek professional psychological counseling in a timely manner. Maintaining a regular daily routine and a balanced diet play a fundamental role in maintaining neurotransmitter balance, and the nutritional components in foods such as deep-sea fish and bananas contribute to emotional stability.