Benha University Organizes an Educational Seminar at the Faculty of Commerce on Managing Psychological Stress

As part of implementing the plan of the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector in collaboration with the Solidarity Unit at Benha University, and under the patronage of Professor Prof.Dr. Nasser El-Gizawy, President of the University; Prof.Dr. Taha Ashour, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs; Prof.Dr. Magdy Meligy, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce; and in coordination with Ms. Rania Moataz, Assistant Secretary of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, an educational seminar was organized titled "From Stress to Balance: Your Guide to Understanding and Managing Pressures."
The seminar was lectured by Dr. Hend Yahya Kamal Abdelrahman, Lecturer in Mental Health and Special Education at the Faculty of Education. She addressed the concept of stress as a natural response of the body and mind when exposed to various pressures, reviewing its causes and most prominent symptoms, along with the most important effective strategies for dealing with it and reducing its intensity, in order to achieve a degree of psychological balance.She also emphasized that there is a type of positive stress that can be a driver for achievement and goal attainment, if the individual manages their abilities well and strengthens their self-confidence.
The seminar witnessed a large attendance from students across different academic years, with an interactive and fruitful discussion about mechanisms for alleviating pressures related to studying and examinations, especially with the end of mid-semester exams and preparations for end-of-year exams.
This seminar comes within the framework of Benha University's keenness to provide psychological and awareness support to its students, contributing to enhancing their mental health and ability to face academic and life challenges.