Pushpa Gujral Science City celebrated World Health Day by
organizing a webinar on “Managing Stress during Covid-19”. Around 200 students
and teachers from all over Punjab participated through virtual mode.
Dr. Himanshu Sareen, Professor and Head, Department of
Psychiatry, Punjab Institute of Medical Science, Jalandhar was the key speaker
at this occasion. During the live interaction, he said that stress should not
be seen in isolation but in relation to how the event is perceived, available
social support and coping capabilities.
“A person with good support and coping ability is less
likely to have harmful effect when faced with stressful situations whereas a
person can easily breakdown even when the stress is not very severe if one has
poor stress managing ability”, he said.
He urged the participants to eat healthy, exercise
regularly and evade paranoia.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Neelima Jerath, Director
General, Science City told that according to latest results of the World
Happiness Report, India is the fourth-least happy country in the world.
“The country’s chronic unhappiness is a result of many
factors: rapid urbanization and congestion in cities, concerns about food
security and water safety, rising costs of health care, women’s safety, and
environmental pollution, which itself is linked to poor mental wellbeing”, she
added.
She pointed out that Stress is one of the leading causes of
absenteeism in schools and that happy students learn better and 'Happy Schools
& Happy Homes' enhance academic performance.
Dr. Rajesh Grover, Director, Science City delivering the
vote of thanks said the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact is going far beyond physical
symptoms. Even though last year’s experience is helping people adapt to the new
normal, anxiety, uncertainty and loneliness are taking a heavy toll on mental
health. On a positive side, India is armed with two locally made vaccines but
to flatten the rising COVID-19 curve, people would again have to minimise
outings, maintain distance and spend more time at home.
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