The Centre of Management and Humanities of Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) Chandigarh, conducted an informative expert lecture on “Effective Stress Coping Mechanism” by Prof. Vivek Attray, ex IAS, Motivational TEDx Speaker, Mentor, Advisor and a Columnist on 22 November 2022. The expert lecture was organised for the B.Tech and M.Tech students with the purpose to enlighten the students about how to reduce stress and engage in good mental health habits which will help them to deal with difficult situations and achieve success. The lecture was also attended by Ph.D. scholars, faculty members from various departments as well.
The session began with a floral welcome by Dr Anju Singla, Head of Department - Centre of Management and Humanities to Prof. Vivek Attray, the author of “Finding Success Within”.
Prof. Vivek Attray spoke on the stress mechanism which comes when one's expectations aren’t met. The talk was aimed at helping the students to integrate cognitive and behavioural coping strategies in their daily lives and learn problem solving strategies for dealing with situations that may cause stress. He also highlighted the stress that results from over use of social media and emphasized on the need to destress ourselves by focusing on the present. He encouraged students to indulge in physical activities, games, creativity, reading and also motivated them to connect with nature and practice meditation.
The session concluded with an active question-answer session and Dr Anju Singla, encouraging students to practice mindfulness and indulge in extracurricular activities along with studies.