The Department of Psychology conducted a National Webinar, Mental Health and Sleep: Sleep related concerns during COVID 19 July 26, 2020 as it was a commonly occurring concern reported by students and counselling clients.

The webinar that lasted 90 minutes shed light on topics such as the sleep cycle, functions of sleep, anxiety and change of routine during the pandemic, conditioning principles and strategies .

The resource persons for the session included faculty members from the Department of Psychology, Dr. Rekha Ahuja, HoD and Assistant Professor and Ms.Maryanne Pais, Assistant Professor. A total of 363 participants registered and attended the session. The participants were from different regions across the country such as Delhi, Assam, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Kolar, Tiptur, Nagpur, Mysore, Kumta, Mewar, Madurai, and Guwahati. There was also a participant from Malaysia. The participants were mostly from academic institutions but freelancers, other professionals along with people from NGOs and corporate also attended.
Back