Lisa is a good example of a student in shock.She is an attra

Lisa is a good example of a student in shock.She is an attractive,intelligent 20-year-old college junior at a state university.She was a straight-A student in high school and a member of basketball and volleyball teams there.Now only three years later,Lisa is miserable.She has changed her major four times and is forced to hold down two part-tome jobs in order to pay her tuition.She suffers from sleeping and eating disorders and has no close friends.Sometimes she bursts out crying for no apparent reasons.What is happening to Lisa happens to millions of college students each year.As a result about one quarter of the student population at any time will suffer from symptoms of depression.Of that group,almost half will experience depression intense enough to call for professional help.But many reject that idea,because they don't want people to think there's something wrong with them.There are reasons why today's students are suffering more than in earlier generations.First is a weakening family support structure.Today with high divorce rates and many parents experiencing their own psychological difficulties,the traditional family is not always available for guidance and support.Another problem is financial pressure.In the past decade tuition costs have skyrocketed-up about sixty-six percent at public colleges and ninety percent at private schools .At the same time there has been a cutback in federal aid to students.College loans are now much harder to obtain.