Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Stuti Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Stress is a person's psychology and physiological response to the perception of a demand or challenge. The present study arms at exploring the causes of stress and its management among the girls residing in hostels. The study being exploratory in nature, focus group discussion (FGD) was chosen for data collection. Focus group discussion was held with girls in the age group l8 to 24 years. A semi structured interview schedule was prepared for the focus group discussion. Each focus group was audio taped and then transcribed for further analysts. Response themes indicated that after leaving their home now they have new roles and responsibilities, which causes stress in their daily routine as they have to manage everything on their own. Some girls expressed concern about the health and worries of the at-home parent, for most of them the mother is the central figure who helps in dealing with stressful situations. Further, social media, their friends and other hostel mates play very important role in their life now.

Keywords

Stress, Stress Management, Hostel, Girls, Focus Group Discussion.

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Stuti Singh ¹, J. Mahto ²

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences Raipur, Chhattisgarh, IN
2 Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, IN

Abstract

The present study focuses upon studying the memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis. Memory emerges as one of the principal foci of interest in studies of cognitive impairments in schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis. To assess and compare memory impairment in patients with schizophrenia and alcohol induced psychosis. A sample of 60 patients, 30 patients diagnosed as having schizophrenia and 30 patients diagnosed as having alcohol induced psychosis as per the ICD-10 DCR criteria, within the age range of 18-65 years, males, using the purposive sampling technique will be taken from the outpatient department of PGIBAMS, Raipur for the study. Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale will be used for assessing the presence and severity of psychopathology in both the groups, CAGE will be used for assessing the level of alcohol use in patients with alcohol induced psychosis and PGI Memory scale will be used for assessing the presence of memory impairment in both the groups. Appropriate statistical analysis will be done using SPSS-16 and results will be discussed at the time of presentation.

Keywords

Schizophrenia, Alcohol Induced Psychosis, Memory Impairment.

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