Our University’s Psychology Club organized an online event called “Stress Management in the Pandemic Period” on May 16, 2021. The speaker of the event was Res. Asst. Mustafa Gökmen COŞGUN.
In the event moderated by the Social Responsibility team member of the group, Ceren KARAŞEN, the definition of stress, the sources of stress, its types, theories developed to explain stress, psychological disorders, and medical diseases caused by stress in people’s lives were discussed. Then, the current pandemic period and the resulting increase in the psychological problems experienced were dealt with. The speaker talked about the psychological effects of the pandemic and offered suggestions on how to deal with its negative effects . Finally, various suggestions were discussed on how to overcome the stress experienced during the pandemic period.
A Q&A session was held in the last part of the event, which aimed for participants to gain awareness about stressful life events. In addition, it aimed to help the participants reduce their stress levels through the suggestions on how to deal with increasing psychological problems during the pandemic.
