22 Jun 2020
Webinar on Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques
The Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Humanities, organized an experiential webinar on 22 June 2020 on the topic “Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques.” Ms. Jaishree. K, Child and Rehabilitation Psychologist, Sand Grains Child Psychological Services, Hyderabad was the resource person for the webinar. During this time of global pandemic of COVID-19, people are faced with stressful situation. Hence the webinar aimed to help society at large. Many students, academicians, homemakers across the state registered and participated in the webinar.
Ms. Jaishree. K discussed about the nature of stressors, need for an optimal level of stress to keep humans beings motivated and different coping strategies. In the experiential session, the participants could learn how to do power breathing exercises to relax in stressful situations. She also shed light on how our perceptions influence our stress levels and emphasized the need to reframe one’s thought process and thereby handle the stressful situations.
The participants acknowledged and appreciated the School for organizing an effective experiential webinar as many people are bombarded with stressors in these trying times.
