AHPGS(Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences)
10 May 2021 Monday
'Pandemic Coping Strategies Workshop' was held
Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Health Sciences (SHF) Child Development Department Lecturer Specialist Psychologist Selin Kalabaş held the 'Strategies for Coping With Anxiety in Pandemic' Workshop on 07.05.2021.
In the workshop, it was mainly mentioned that one of the underlying reasons of anxiety is "negative thoughts and intolerance to uncertainty". She spoke of the state of not being aware of the fact that while under intense anxiety, the first most obstinate thought crosses our mind and that there are other possibilities.
As strategies to cope with anxiety; Emphasizing the importance of starting by accepting that this situation is difficult for all of us and that it is normal for us to feel the feeling of anxiety first, she mentioned that detecting the negative thoughts underlying the anxiety and replacing them with `` objective alternative thoughts '' can reduce the feeling of excessive anxiety. Moreover, she mentioned the importance of breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques, the importance of taking shelter in good resources and preparing a '' activity plan '' list, and the importance of being in social communication with our loved ones with the help of technological tools, and the importance of taking shelter in our social support resources, especially at these times. In addition, she mentioned that remembering that this period is a temporary period like all difficult conditions will give a person a good mood.
