Personality Development and Soft Skills Class on “Stress Management”-2022

Date: 24-09-2022

Organised by: Department of Computer Applications (MCA), Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University

Beneficiaries: 73

Experts involved: Dr. Nupur Sinha, Head, Department of Psychology, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University

Brief Report:  

 Points discussed by the speaker:

• What is Stress?
• Factors causing Stress (Lack of Sleep, Frustration, Conflicts, Academic Scores,

Relationship, Family, etc.)

• Mental Health (Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal tendencies, Performance decline, etc)
• Statistical data for Stress (63% of students in the world are in stress due to their academic

pressure)

• Generation Z
• Management of Stress
• Unseen drivers of Stress (Unemployment, Delay in completion of recruitment process,

etc)

• Five F’s:- Fight, Flight, Flop, Freeze and Fawn.
• Techniques to manage Stress (Exercise, Eat well, Talk about your problems, Take a

break, Deep breathing, etc)

In this session the students came to learn that stress is a common reaction, but when it becomes constant it can turn into a problem. They learned how a balanced lifestyle can help them to manage stress. The session was quite interactive, and the students were given some psychological exercises. They also learned some tips to handle themselves in a situation of Stress.

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