AUR, 6th August, 2010: The agenda
of the 1st session:Paper Presentation on Spiritualism, Meditation
and Well-Being was to make everyone aware of psychotherapy and the discussion
of the conceptual and empirical issues regarding the relationship between Yoga
and Quality of Life.15 speakers presented their study on various topics like
positive psychological effects according to Al Ghazali, improving quality of
life through Yoga, Changes in Life by Sudarshana Kriya Yoga, Meditation and
Mental Health and Reformation through Self-realization in Criminal Youth. The
resounding conclusion of the event was: Cognitive therapy is efficacious as a
medication in treating depression and stress hence improving the quality of
life. At the end of the session certificates were handed out to all the
speakers by the chairperson, Prof. Manas. K. Mandal, Director-DIPR, DRDO, Delhi
and the co-chairperson, Dr. S. Sitaraman.
Simultaneously
another session; Paper Presentation on Value Based Quality of Life and Happiness
was held in which the speakers spoke on the various aspects of positive
psychology, especially on adolescents’ lives.The chairpersons for the event
were Dr. S. P. Bhatt and Dr. Jitendra Mohan. Topics like changes in adjustment
level of teenagers, the happier way to total living, mood state and quality of
life of hostellers etc. were talked about extensively.
“Man is the only animal to whom his
existence is the biggest problem.” This old
proverb formed the crux of the 3rd parallel session:Paper
Presentation on Geriartric Psychology/Psychiatry and Ageing Gracefully. The
session was chaired by Prof. Shiv Gautam , Additional Principal, SMS Medical
College, Jaipur along with Prof. R. Arul . The topic of the discourse revolved around
the phenomenon of ageing and its consequences on man. The speakers
talked at length on the various ill-effects of ageing and the ways of tackling
them. The session concluded aptly with a stress on the positive Indian psyche.
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