Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Manju Mishra ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, H.R.P.G. College, Khalilabad, Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness. It plays a significant role in promoting well-being. Jon Kabat-Zinn one of the prominent thinkers of mindfulness defined it as paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present movement and nonjudgementally. Researchers have found that enhancement of mindfulness through teaming facilitates a variety of well-being outcomes. Mindfulness incorporates both aspects of consciousness, i.e., attention and awareness. Attention and awareness are important characteristics of normal functioning. Mindfulness can be considered as enhanced attention to and awareness of present experience. This paper attempts to define the concept of mindfulness and its relation to similar psychological constructs. An elaborate description of role of mindfulness in promoting physical and psychological well being has been presented. There are evidences which show that mindfulness is crucial to the operation of healthy regulatory process. Such interplay of mindfulness and different facts of well being have been addressed.

Keywords

Consciousness, Attention, Awareness, Psychological, Well-Being, Mindfulness.

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Manju Mishra ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, H.R.P.G. College, Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Research on well being has become very prominent area in psychology and other social sciences. This paper presents a review of historical background of well being, starting from the work of Aristotle to the present day. The paper is divided in two sections. Section 1 presents a historical background of well being and section 2 presents practical approach to understand and enhance well being. Carol Ryff identified five aspect of well- being: autonomy; environmental mastery; positive relationship with other, purpose in life and self acceptance. Keys (2002) has used the terms "flourishing and languishing" as scientific concepts of well being. Martin Seligman (2011) father of Modern positive psychology has identified five elements of well being that are building blocks of flourishing life; Positive Emotion; Engagement; Relationship; Meaning; and Accomplishment. At last the paper presents two practical dimensions of well being: l. Feeling good or happiness, 2. Doing good or sense of meaning in life and self worth. A detailed description of ways of feeling good or doing good have been presented.

Keywords

Happiness, Satisfaction with Life, Flourishing, Meaning in Life, Positive Emotions, Relationships.

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Manju Mishra ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, H.R.P.G. College, Khalilabad, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the level of academic stress among male and female students doing B.Ed. B.Ed students are trainees to become a teacher. They are in transitional phase between a student and a teacher. Like all section of student, B.Ed, students also experience many type of stress. Fear of lower marks, anxiety for job, financial difficulties, adjustment to vast and rigorous curriculum and few of the stress faced by them. B.Ed students are not getting jobs after training. They are mostly under employed at private school on very small salary. Keeping these stresses of B.Ed, students, this study investigates the academic stress experienced by them. A Total of 50 students between 22-35 years of age range of B.Ed section participated in the study. Among them 30 were male students and 20 were female students. Academic stress scale was used to measure the stress level of students. Result revealed that B.Ed Students experience higher level of academic stress. Gender difference was also found to be significant as female students experienced lesser academic stress than male students. Finding and implications have been discussed.

Keywords

Academic Stress, Fear of Low Marks, Fear of Failure, Time Pressure, Unrealistic Parental Expectations.

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