STRESS & COPING

Dr.T.GADAMBANATHAN MBBS MD (PSY)DISTRICT PSYCHIATRISTTEACHING HOSPITAL ,

BATTICALOA

Programme for Teacher trainees at National College of Education , Batticaloa 29th July 2015

What is Stress ?

Stress – Good or Bad

Stress and College

Making college less stressful – simple

doables

We will discuss ……..

What is stress ?

Causes

Causes of Stress

Stress -Responses

Stress – Good Vs Bad

Stress – Good or Bad

Effects of Distress

Stress & Illness

Reduce our stresses – Teachers & Students

Ensure Mutual Happiness “HAPPY TEACHING & HAPPY LEARNING”

NOW THE TASK

Coping with Stress

Practising stressless life

Two Pathways - Happiness

CHANGING PERCEPTIONS

CHANGING PERCEPTIONS

REDSSETSS

Avoid unnecessary stress

Adapt to the stressors

Make time for fun & relaxation

Adopt a healthy life style

Alter the situation

Balancing Life !

Take home message

Appraise Acknowledge Assess Accept Alter Adjust Avoid Adopt At it APPRECIATE

Challengeful future !

For Teachers

Sensitive to needs Model behaviours Individualized care Listen to them Encourage innovation Sustain these

activities

Be with themRespect their rightsIdentify strengths Nice to themGuide correctlyBRING SMILES !

QUESTION TIME

THANK YOU