A workshop was organized on Dealing with Stress as a Medical Student on 16th Feb 2022, at Index Medical College Hospital & Research Center at LT1.

The Speaker for the coursewas Dr. Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor. Dept of Psychiatry, IMCHRC.

The course was free for all participants and was done under the aegis of Malwanchal University. The modules for the workshop were –

• Introduction to Stress
• Causes of Stress
• Types of Stress
• Stress and Personality
• Thoughts, Beliefs and emotions in stress
• Relaxation and cognitive Techniques
• Exercise and DIY techniques

The course started with asking students the various causes of stress that they have encountered. They were explained how (School, Homework, Extracurricular activities, Social challenges, Transitions (e.g., graduating, moving out, living independently), Relationships, Work etc) and why does stress occur and the symptoms of stress and their identification.

It focused on explaining methods to tackle unexpected challenges in an organized manner. A popular and easy to remember method: IDEAL was explained.

• Identify the problem
• Define the context of the problem
• Explore possible strategies
• Act on best solution
• Look back and learn

The key benefits of stress management were explained that include:

• What is stress and its impact on the human personality
• Promotion of positive thought process and thinking outside the box.
• Improving decision-making abilities and avoiding unnecessary thoughts
• Building solid interpersonal relationships
• Developing the ability to learn from mistakes and avoid the repetition of mistakes.

At the end of the workshop, students were asked to share their thoughts and how they think these methods would help them to deal with a stressful situation.

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