The Department
of Psychology, M.E.S. College of Arts & Commerce, Zuarinagar organized a
one day state level psychology festival “Psychozest 2015” recently. The
theme of the festival was “Building Resilience among Adolescents”. Dr Amit
Dias, faculty in the department of Social and Preventive Medicine, GMC, and the
Chairperson of Sangath (NGO) was the chief guest at the inaugural function. In
his speech, Dr. Dias emphasized the need for mental health professionals in
dealing with the global burden of disease and stressed on the need to develop
resilience. He spoke about how youth could be tools to develop resilience in
others.
The Principal
Dr. R. B. Patil welcomed the gathering, the coordinator Prof. Brian Pacheco
introduced the theme, and the student coordinator Ms. Valencia Jade D’Souza
proposed the vote of thanks.
The chief guest
for the valedictory function was Dr. Ravindra Agrawal, consultant psychiatrist
at Manipal Hospital, Panjim and Salgaocar Hospital, Chicalim. Dr. Agrawal began
his presentation with several examples of individuals who displayed remarkable
resilience and bounced back from failures.
Students from
nine colleges in Goa participated in the event. Several competitions were held
as part of the event throughout the day. The first place was bagged by
Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao. The second place was secured by St.
Xavier’s College, Mapusa while V. M. Salgaocar College, Miramar took the third
place. The judges for the events were Dr. Cidalia Bodade, Prof. Veeraj Mahatme,
Ms. Cassandra Fernandes, Dr. Meenakshi Bawa, Fr. Seville Antao, Mr. Jojo
D’Souza, Mr. Milroy Goes, Mr. Joe Dias, Ms. Apeksha Revankar, and Mr. Allan
D’Cruz.
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