STRESS & COPING

Dr.T.GADAMBANATHAN MBBS MD (PSY)

DISTRICT PSYCHIATRIST
TEACHING HOSPITAL ,
BATTICALOA
Programme for Teacher trainees at National College of Education , Batticaloa
29th July 2015

We will discuss ..

What is Stress ?
Stress Good or Bad
Stress and College
Making college less stressful simple
doables

What is stress ?

Causes

Causes of Stress

Stress -Responses

Stress Good Vs Bad

Stress Good or Bad

Effects of Distress

Stress & Illness

NOW THE TASK

Reduce our stresses Teachers & Students

Ensure Mutual Happiness
HAPPY TEACHING & HAPPY LEARNING

Two Pathways Happiness

Coping with Stress

Practising stressless life

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
Be with them
Respect their
rights
Identify
strengths
Nice to them
Guide correctly

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

Sustain these
activities

BRING SMILES

QUESTION TIME

THANK YOU