Department of Psychology

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Psychology department is a department which actively approaches to enhance the learning experience of students. Since its inception in 2005 the department has been dedicating all its efforts to maintain its institutional and industrial standards. The department which merely started with 25 students now has strength of more than 1000 students in all three years. The subject is offered with 47 different combinations and courses catering to the present demand of the subjects are run by the department. The department also has a Psychology Club in name of “Aesthesia” which in its attempt to train the students about psychological techniques and provide them on sustained basis emotional and motivational platform for overall development of personality every year organizes: Life Skill Testing Programs, Free Career Counselling session for students of Class X & XII, Workshops, Seminars and a Psychology Fest “Paradigm” which includes a host of literary and cultural competitions among colleges of tricity who participate in the fest.

Courses Taught by the Department:
Courses Offered Duration Seats Academic Qualification Mode of Admission
B.A. in Psychology 3 Years 400 Marks in 10+2 Based on Merit
Psychology Honors 2 Years 170 50% in Psychology in B.A. I Psychology main course. Based on Merit
Add-On Courses Taught by the Department:
Courses Offered Course Name
Add-On Course in Guidance and Counselling
  • Certificate Level
  • Diploma Level
  • Advance Diploma Level
Add-On Course in Child Psychology
  • Certificate Level
  • Diploma Level
  • Advance Diploma Level

The department boasts of possessing an enlightened faculty comprising 4 PhD’s and 1 faculty member is pursuing her PhD. The faculty members are not only professionally competent are also regularly updating their knowledge and adopting innovative techniques to make the teaching learning experience enjoyable for students.

FACULTY
Name & Email No. of Publications with ISSN number No. of Books with ISBN number Oral/ poster present- ation Conferences/ seminar attended Workshop attended Refresher/ Orientation courses /FDP attended Area of Specialization
Dr. Tarun Deep Kaur
MA, PhD, Dip in Counseling
tarundeep.kaur@ggdsd.ac.in		 26 2 11 30 25 1 OC 4 RC 8 FDP Clinical & Counselling Psychology
Dr. Nidhi Chadha
MA, PhD
nidhi.chadha@ggdsd.ac.in		 23 1 5 22 23 3 FDP 01 OC Organizational psychology, Clinical psychology & Counselling psychology
Dr. Jatinder Kaur
MA, PhD
jatinder.kaur@ggdsd.ac.in		 5 1 Chapter 6 32 9 2 FDP Clinical, Health & Sports Psychology
Dr. Minakshi Rana
MA, MPhil, PhD
minakshi.rana@ggdsd.ac.in		 13 1 Book 3 Chapters — 20 8 5 Clinical, Counselling & Social Psychology
Dr. Sheeba Bedi
Msc, PhD
sheeba.bedi@ggdsd.ac.in		 1 — — 2 5 — Child Psychology & Child Development
Mr. Vibhu Gupta
MA, UGC-NET Qualified
vibhu.gupta@ggdsd.ac.in		 — — 6 20 6 2 Positive, social Psychology & Organizational Behaviour
Mr. Pooja Thakur
MA, UGC-NET Qualified,MPhil
pooja.thakur@ggdsd.ac.in		 — — — 01 01 — Clinical, counselling psychology, child Psychopathology
Ms. Pratima Sharma
MAPG Diploma in guidance & Counselling
pratima.sharma@ggdsd.ac.in		 — — — 4 — — Counselling, Clinical, Child & Health Psychology
Ms. Puneet Kaur
MA,UGC-NET
1667@ggdsd.ac.in		 01 03 Chapter 10 13 24 — Personality, Behavioural economics, clinical, counselling, industrial, health Psychology
Ms. Purva Singh
MA,UGC-NET, PGDGC
1667@ggdsd.ac.in		 02 01 Chapter 02 — 03 — Counselling Psychology

The department boasts of possessing an enlightened faculty comprising 5 PhD’s and 3 faculty member is pursuing her PhD. The faculty members are not only professionally competent are also regularly updating their knowledge and adopting innovative techniques to make the teaching learning experience enjoyable for students.

ABOUT FACULTY
Name of Degree Number of Faculty Members
Ph.D. 05
M.Phil. 02
Pursuing Ph.D. 03
Ph.D. Supervisor 01
FACULTY AS MEMBERS OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES/ASSOCIATIONS
Faculty Name COMMITTEES/ASSOCIATIONS
Dr Tarundeep Kaur
  • On the Panel of committee “Prevention of Sexual harassment for women at the work place” as a Psychological Advisor for NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) (2019-23)
  • Member Undergraduate Board of Studies Punjab University (2021-23)
  • Registered with Rehabilitation Council of India as a Vocational Counselor since 2001
  • Selected by Indian Academy of Health Psychology (IAHP) as a part of IAHP Task Force to provide free psychological aid and counseling to the public in assistance to COVID- 19 from the Northern Zone (2020-22)
  • Life member of National Association of Psychological Sciences, India since 2000
    • Dr. Nidhi Chadha
  • Life member of National Association of Psychological Sciences, India since 2015
  • Member of Indian Academy Of Applied Psychology, India since 2020
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    Dr. Jatinder Kaur
  • Life member of Sports Psychology Association of India since 2005
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    Dr. Minakshi Rana
  • Life member of National Association of Psychological Sciences, India since 2019
  • American Psychological Association, U.S. 2017-2018
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    AWARDS RECEIVED BY FACULTY
    Name of the Faculty Award Received
    Dr. Tarundeep Kaur Appointed as a member of Undergraduate Board of Studies, Panjab University since 2018 till present
    INFRASTRUCTURE
    Equipment available:
    • Electronic Depth Perception Tester
    • Photo Electric Rotary Pursuit
    • Audio Visual Reaction Time
    • Digital Flicker Fusion
    • Digital Memory Scope
    • Digital Mirror Tracking Apparatus
    • Differential aptitude test battery
    • Career Preference Record
    • Sodhi Attitude Scale
    • Adjustment Inventory for college Students
    • Aggression Scale
    • Adaptation of WAIS
    • L.N. Dubey Problem Solving Ability
    • History and development of Indian Education
    • Skinner Box
    • Apparent Movement
    • Development Screening Test
    • Coloured Progressive Matrices
    • Group Test of General Mental Ability
    • Comprehensive Interest Schedule
    • Judging Emotion by Photographs
    • Eysenck Personality Inventory
    • Depression Inventory
    • Psychology Counseling Need Scale
    • Diagnostic Test For Learning Disability
    • Personal Stress Source Inventory
    • PGI Health Questionnaire
    • IPAT Anxiety Scale
    • Tachistoscope Electronic
    • Division of Attention Board
    • Stop Watch digital Racer
    • Level of Aspiration
    • Jalota Intelligence Test
    • Deo-Mohan Achievement Motivation
    • Self Concept By Saraswat
    • PGI Health Questionnaire
    • IPAT Anxiety Scale
    • Personal Stress Source Inventory
    • Judgment of Emotions by Photographs
    • Adjustment Inventory for College students
    • Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
    • Davis Battery for Differential Aptitude
    • Reynold Depression Scale
    • Levenson Locus of Control
    • Aesthesiometer
    • Alexander Pass Along
      Expert talk on “Research paper writing” in Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Sector 32, Chandigarh

      Department of Psychology, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Sector 32, Chandigarh organized an Expert talk on Research Paper Writing on 23rd August, 2023. The keynote speaker was Dr. Aashna Narula, founder and director- Psychopedia. During the talk, the speaker discussed the step-by-step process of crafting a research paper, starting from selecting a compelling topic and formulating a strong problem statement. Dr. Aashna highlighted the significance of thorough literature reviews to contextualize the research within existing knowledge. More than 70 students benefited from this talk and gained insight about research. The Q&A session that followed the talk saw enthusiastic participation from the audience. As the seminar concluded, the principal applauded the faculty members and students for being interactive during the talk.

      Life Skill Testing Program

      A six day life skill testing program was organized by The Department of Psychology in collaboration with Aesthesia club from 23rd August to 29th August 2023 in Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Chandigarh. Under the able guidance of our worthy Principal Dr. Ajay Sharma, this activity was coordinated by Dr. Tarundeep and Dr. Minakshi Rana. This program comprised of self-report tests which were administered by the students of Psychology and Aesthesia club on the registered students. It included five psychometric tests i.e. Personality, self-efficacy, self-esteem, well-being, and anger. The purpose of administering the tests was to provide a greater insight to the students and help them discovering a path leading to a more satisfying and effective life. Besides it also served the purpose of providing field training to the students of Psychology and Aesthesia club. Apart from the extensive testing, the task of scoring followed by report making and dissemination of reports was also carried out. A total of 186 students participated in this program. It turned out to be a crucial step in spreading awareness about the importance of life skills to a larger student base. Overall, the program was a huge success as it imparted the students with practical experience of testing and report writing as well.

      LIFE SKILL TESTING PROGRAM

      A seven day life skill testing program was organized in GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, by the Aesthesia club of Psychology Department from 23rd Sep, 2022 – 30th Sept, 2022. Under the able guidance of our worthy Principal Dr. Ajay Sharma, this activity was coordinated by Dr. Tarundeep and Dr. Minakshi Rana. A total of 287 students participated in this program. This program included self-report tests which were administered by the 2nd year students of Psychology Department on the registered students of the college. The students were tested on variables like Personality, Self-esteem, Self-efficacy, Well-being and anger. These tests were administered to provide a greater insight to the students and to help them discover a path leading to a more satisfying and effective life. After testing, individual reports were also shared with the registered students so that they could strengthen their life skills. This activity also helped the Psychology students in improving their testing skills, scoring and analysis of results and finally they learned how to prepare psychological reports. The final year students of the department also actively participated in the counselling process in the end of the testing programme which was held on 30th September, 2022. It was an enriching experience for all the students as it provided them with a practical experience of psychological testing, report writing and counselling.

      SEMINAR ON “FIRST AID KIT OF MENTAL HEALTH” ORGANISED BY THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, GGDSD COLLEGE SECTOR 32 CHD

      A seminar on the topic “First Aid Kit of Mental Health” was organized at GGDSD College by the psychology club Aesthesia on 1st October, 2022. Dr Ruby Ahuja consultant psychologist and a certified CBT trainer was the keynote speaker for the event. The seminar kick-started with an elaborate introduction of mental health disorders. She planted the seed to break the stigma revolving around assistance for psychological well-being. The session was relatable and engrossed the students. She enlightened the students by providing information on various disorders such as anxiety and depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, OCD and many more. Dr Ahuja braced the students with qualities of a good therapist and specifically differentiated between a counsellor and a certified therapist. As many as 221 students benefited from this seminar.

      WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY CELEBERATED BY THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT GGDSD COLLEGE SECTOR 32 CHD

      On the occasion of World Mental Health Day-10th October,2022, four events were organised by Aesthesia – The Psychology Club – Slogan Writing, Poster Making, Collage Making and Flashmob. The event commenced with three competitions on the open stage with a total of 70 enthusiastic participants expressing their creativity through the medium of slogans and artwork. During the afternoon, the Principal, Dr Ajay Sharma along with the other guests, Dr Madhu Sharma and Dr Ruchi Sharma, graced the celebrations with their presence and they were facilitated by the Head of the Department, Dr Tarundeep Kaur. The Principal also enlightened the students by sharing his optimistic words on the occasion. The highlight of the day was the flashmob in which 50 students gave an exuberant dance performance outside the main auditorium. They attracted a huge crowd of students and teachers alike and left the audience spellbound. At the end of the performance, the guests released balloons as a symbol of spreading positivity. The event was concluded by awarding prizes to the winners of Poster Making, Collage Making and Slogan Writing.

      SEMINAR ON “DESIRABLE LIFE SKILLS TOWARDS ENTERING A CAREER” ORGANISED BY THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, GGDSD COLLEGE SECTOR 32 CHD

      Department of Psychology organized a seminar on “Desirable Life Skills towards entering a career” on 27th February,2023. The keynote speaker was Dr. Ravneet Chawla, Associate professor (HDFR), Government College of Education, Sector 20, Chandigarh. The seminar started with an important view of “keeping sane in everything we do” and proceeded with the discussion about work life family balance. She enlightened the students regarding the different skills such as good communication skills, leadership, emotional intelligence, analytical to become a leader. She planted the seed of being assertive and a good decision maker in one’s life. More than 202 students benefitted from this seminar and the auditorium was filled with student enthusiasm and at the end query session was being dealt by the speaker. As the seminar concluded, the Principal applauded the faculty members and students for being interactive during the seminar.

      EDUCATIONAL VISIT TO HIMACHAL HOSPITAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, BOILEAUGANJ SHIMLA (24th to 26th MARCH 2023)

      23 students of Psychology Department visited this state level hospital catering to the mental health needs of the people of the state. This hospital has 62 patient bed facility including 50 psychiatric and 12 rehabilitation beds with 4 clinical psychologists and 4 psychiatrists to give finest patient care and bring positive outcomes in the treatment programs and it functions under Mental Health Care Act, 2018. The purpose of the visit was to sensitize the students of psychology department regarding the special mental health care needs and to gain practical understanding of topics such as de addiction, counselling, awareness and upcoming rehabilitation programs. The students were accompanied by 3 faculty members – Mr. Vibhu Gupta, Ms. Pooja Thakur and Ms. Pratima Sharma.

    • ONLINE LECTURE ON “ENHANCING YOUR LIFE THROUGH SPIRITUALITY AND MINDFULNESS”- An online lecture on the topic, “enhancing your life through spirituality and mindfulness” was organized at GGDSD College by the Psychology Department on 24th July, 2021. The online session started at 11:00am and lasted till 12:30pm. It was graced by two renowned speakers Ms. Ritu Singal and Mr. Ankur malhotra.Members from the management committee and all the faculty members joined this online program.Ms Ritu Singal enlightened us on how our Karmas play an important role and it’s not only the actions but also the thoughts of the individual that plays an important role in shaping Karmas. She emphasized that spirituality is to be reflected in actions, mere words are not enough. She stressed on the point that spirituality doesn’t insist on being right but believes in creating value. Mr. Ankur Malhotra focused on how Mindfulness and Meditation helps us in alleviating ourselves from negative thoughts and shifting our focus towards the positive ones. The program was concluded with question answer round. All the faculty members found the program very interesting and insightful and actively participated throughout the session..
    • LIFE SKILL TESTING PROGRAM – A Life Skill Testing Program was organised by the Psychology club ‘AESTHESIA’ on 25th September, 2021 at GGDSD College, Chandigarh. The program consisted of Self Report Tests which were administered by the final year students of psychology on registered undergraduate students. This program included five psychometric tests on Self-Esteem, Well-being, Personality, Self-Efficacy and Aggression. The tests were designed to provide a greater insight to the subjects and to help them discover a path to lead a more satisfying and effective life. The workshop served the purpose of providing field training to the students of the psychology club which further gave them exposure in sync with the general psychological practice. Apart from the extensive testing, the task of scoring followed by detailed report making was also carried out. It was a great learning experience for final year students who want to pursue psychology as a career in which psychological testing comes as an important part..
    • SEMINAR ON MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES: PRE AND POST PANDEMIC – On the occasion of World Mental Health Day,Aesthesia club of Psychology department, Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College sector 32, organized a seminar on the topic ‘Mental Health Challenges: Pre and Post Pandemic’ on Saturday 9th October, 2021. Dr. Krishan Kumar Sony, Assistant Professor (Clinical Psychology) Department of Psychiatry PGIMER, Chandigarh was the keynote speaker for the event. Dr. Krishan Kumar Sony talked about the struggles that all of us faced during the pandemic especially the students. He talked about the origin of the term ‘Stress’. He explained things with vivid examples which kept the students intrigued. He elaborated on the idea that how the origin of everything that goes on in our body is rooted in our brain. This seminar facilitated students in identifying the physical and mental symptoms of stress and urged all the students to indulge in healthy coping mechanisms. As many as 217 students benefitted from this seminar. As the seminar concluded, the principal applauded the students for being very interactive during the question answer session.
    • WEBINAR ON MANAGING HAPPINESS THROUGH MINDFULNESS-BASE TECHNIQUES – A webinar on the topic ‘Managing Happiness Through Mindfulness-based Techniques’ organized at GGDSD College, Sector 32 by the psychology department on Friday, 12th November 2021. Dr.Nayanika Singh, an internationally certified mindfulness trainer, and an assistant professor at MGSIPA, Chandigarh, was the keynote speaker for the event where she introduced the idea of mindfulness and discussed a multitude of stress management techniques. She talked about characteristics of a mindful person in terms of navigating their life on their own, to remain centred and don’t get swayed by their achievements easily, and don’t let their thoughts and emotions disturb them. Further, she conducted breath-based meditation and progressive relaxation exercises which stressed upon gratitude. The session was quite insightful and engaging. As many as 100 students benefitted from this webinar in terms of managing their happiness through mindfulness-based techniques. The takeaway message of this webinar was “its okay, not to be okay.”
    • POSTER MAKING COMPETITION – A poster making competition was organized at GGDSD College by the Psychology club Aesthesia. The event was held within the college premises on Nov 20th, 2021 at 11am. Students made posters on the grave topics of bullying, child abuse and gender awareness. These topics were given keeping in mind the effect bullying has on the minds of young adults; the increase in child abuse during the times of pandemic; the lack of awareness and sensitivity toward the concept of gender. The students showed enthusiastic participation. At the end of the competition, the posters were judged based on creativity, neatness and content. It was an amazing avenue for students to display their creativity skills. In all 28 participants were present and the best three were awarded with certificates.
    • SEMINAR ON HAPPINESS AND “THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING – Under the able guidance of our worthy Principal, Dr. Ajay Sharma and head of the department, Dr. Tarundeep, a seminar on ‘Happiness and the power of positivity’ was held on March 30, 2022 at GGDSD College, Chandigarh. The event was graced by Dr. Chand Trehan Director CARE-North, a registered counsellor (RCI) and provides Tele Counselling for the CBSE helpline at the National level. The seminar commenced with a mindful activity putting emphasis on our senses by relishing a simple act of eating candy. According to Dr. Chand, the concept of Gratitude and mindfulness in our lives are intertwined to cultivate a garden of positive thinking by the help of three mantras. It is of essence to note that unconditional faith and giving, counting your blessings and serenity prayer can change our circle of concern to the circle of influence. As many as 200 students benefited from the seminar and towards the end, there was an interactive session wherein students posed some interesting questions to the speaker which they gladly responded to. The students were thrilled to be a part of this insightful event.
    • DEBATE COMPETITION – The Department of Psychology and Aesthesia Club organized a debate competition at GGDSD College, Chandigarh on 11 April, 2022. The event was graced by the principal, Dr. Ajay Sharma and the Head of Department, Dr. Tarundeep Kaur. The programme was administered by a panel of three judges, Dr. Ruchi Sharma, Dr. Manisha Gangahar and Dr. Rinku Kalia. The event took off with felicitation of honoured guests and the rules of the debate were declared which kickstarted an amazing debate session. The first topic for debate was forgiveness which pointed out the dilemma of whether to let go of resentment or not. The next topic was Minimalistic culture which took an intriguing turn by contrasting views on minimalism vs maximalism. Thirdly, the most viral topic, social media turned into a fierce rebuttal catching everyone’s attention. In the next round, contestants debated on Lockdown and its impact on relationships and lastly, the most compelling topic which turned necks was Freudian approach in the contemporary world wherein participants delved into a heated argument in the rebuttal round. To lighten the high-spirited mood, Harseerat gave a musical performance. After an intense deliberation, the winners were announced. Tanisha bagged the first position while Tansihka and Treepti bagged second and third position respectively. The event was concluded by a vote of gratitude.
    • 8th April 2020: Department of Psychology in collaboration with Manasuday (Stress Management Centre) took an initiative to provide support and counsel college students throughout the pandemic with the help of telephonic counselling by forming a WhatsApp group invite by the name of (Manasuday: counselling). The contact numbers of faculty members of the department of Psychology along with time slots (10am to 5 pm) depending on their availability were displayed on the WhatsApp group for counselling purpose. Referring to the UGC’s regular advisories of maintaining mental health of students, faculty members have taken all the possible preventive and precautionary measures to ensure the adequate wellbeing of college students. As many as 137 students were benefitted from counselling services be it personal, educational or career related issues. During counselling sessions, college students reported increased levels of distress and anxiety, particularly as a result of social distancing and lockdown. They witnessed negative thoughts because of isolation which deteriorated their mental health and wellbeing. Our faculty members taught them many ways to recognize and be grateful for what we have, stay connected to those we love and care for and lend a helping hand to those who need it. They were provided with life lessons and practical tips to improve their mental health such as creating a menu of self-care activities: maintaining a healthy daily routine, connecting with family members, learning some skill or art online, practicing meditation and mindfulness. Students had plenty of time during this lockdown and they were helped by providing techniques and opportunities to engage them in constructive activities. It was an initiative to help students get rid of feelings of distress, isolation and helplessness during these harsh times and assist them by providing emotional and mental support in the form of productive exercises explained in counselling sessions.
    • 29 JUNE 2020: Live Webinar on the topic, “Managing Stress and Self care during Covid -19” by Mrs. Bharti Kapoor (Consultant psychologist & Healer) organized by the Department of Psychology in collaboration with Aesthesia Club. This webinar helped students improve their psychological wellbeing by providing strategies that could reshape their lives, and reduction in stress during the outbreak of Covid-19. She stressed importance of mental health in the period of lockdown by being grateful for what we have, staying connected to those we love and care for, and lend a helping hand to those who need it.
    • 20 OCTOBER 2020: Department of Psychology organized an Online Panel Discussion Entitled “Ingredients of overall success in Contemporary times in terms of IQ, EQ AND SQ. “This topic was discussed by four eminent panel speakers and they gave their valuable thoughts and suggestions on how to achieve success in life. First panelist. VivekAttry, is a motivational speaker. Second panellist, Dr. K.K. Ramachandran, Vice principal of GRD College, Coimbatore. Third panellist, Mrs. Ritu Singal, recipient of a prestigious award of Women Entrepreneur of the year,2011. Fourth panelist, Mr. Vikas Bansal is a productivity coach and corporate trainer. Students became aware about the importance of intelligence quotient, emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence in the modern times.
    • 20 NOVEMBER 2020: A Live Workshop on the topic, “Effective Communication” was organized in GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh by Department of Psychology (Aesthesia Club). As many as 150 students attended this workshop. The key speakers of this workshop were SurbhiSarin, Pearl Fotedar, VarishaIshrat working with EduVelocity (Global Educational Consultants) as senior counsellors and life skills coach. They explained Effective communication as an important life skill to crack a job interview. Talking about significance of life skills which are critical to career outcomes, as well as to manage positive and negative emotions. They emphasized other skills which are of crucial importance to crack job interviews such as body language skills, analytical skills, time management and professionalism.
    • 31st MARCH 2021: An Online Workshop on the topic, “Emotional Freedom Technique” was organized in GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh by Department of Psychology (Aesthesia Club). The key speaker of this workshop was Navneet Grewal, a renowned Internationally Certified EFT Practitioner and Breakthrough Coach in Canada. As many as 94 students gained from this workshop. She emphasized on, ‘how healing your emotions can heal your life’ as self acceptance is the key to happiness. This workshop helped students to gain knowledge of seven steps involved in Emotional Freedom Technique which reduces stress, anxiety, emotional distress, pain, fears and phobias and lead a emotionally strong, happier and fulfilling life. She also taught regarding EFT Tapping which is a therapy technique and works on clearing suppressed emotions to boost physical and mental health of students.
    • 22nd MAY 2021: An Online Seminar on the topic “Building Resilience: A Virtue in Covid Times ” was organized in Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Sector 32, Chandigarh by Department of Psychology (Aesthesia Club). The key speaker of this workshop was Dr. Shilpa Suri (co-founder of S.N.M IAS Academy), a positive psychology practitioner, career consultant and life skills trainer in Chandigarh. As many as 284 students were benefitted from this seminar. She taught regarding the significance of resilience as the inner strength and resourcefulness to cope with the changing demands and difficult times. This seminar facilitated students to gain knowledge of the ability to ‘bounce back again and emerge as a stronger human being’. She emphasized upon embracing positive and healthy thoughts such as taking alternate perspectives, maintaining hopeful outlook, learning from past, accepting change and finding the purpose behind it. It was an initiative of the department of Psychology to build resilience among college students in this pandemic situation so that they can learn how to adapt well during adversity, trauma or tragedy.
    • 3rd June 2021: Department of Psychology (Aesthesia club), GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh took an initiative to organize an online counselling and mentoring webinar on “Careers in Psychology” for the final year students of the department of psychology. The key note speaker of this webinar was Ms. Aashna Narula (Founder Director of Psychopedia), a renowned research trainer and mentor of psychology students and recipient of Women Achiever and Women Entrepreneur Award in 2018. As many as 96 students were benefitted from this session. She emphasized upon various career options available in India as well as Abroad after completing graduation in psychology. Also, she explained the Admission criteria of different colleges and universities offering Masters, Diploma and Doctorate courses in psychology. This webinar helped students in gaining knowledge regarding types of employment sectors, job roles of a psychologist. Ms. Aashna stressed the importance of professional development such as building strong CV and developing LinkedIn Profiles which will assist students in expanding their network for finding right job and moving ahead in their careers. She made them aware of the mistakes that can be avoided while selecting a career. Students became more active and interested in this session as they asked a number of queries from the expert related to careers in psychology.
    • Educational tour to Jaipur: Educational tour to Jaipur was organised by Psychology department in the first week of Feb 2019. The students visited Psychiatric Centre to get first-hand experience about mental disorders. They were accompanied by Dr.Tarundeep kaur and Dr.Minakshi Rana. This hospital was founded in 1952. It is one of the 6 attached hospitals of SMS Medical College, Jaipur. This centre is running various specialty Psychiatric services like De-addiction Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, and Rehabilitation Psychiatry. Dr. RK Solanki gave detailed information about the hospital and on how the patients are dealt with. Students were allowed to see the patients and were given a detailed information about few patients and the treatment they were given. Students were also taken to the rehabilitation centre for occupational therapy. In this centre patients are given opportunity to work and learn some skills according to their aptitude and therapeutic needs like making paper bags, painting, carpentry, canning etc. The visit turned out to be a very successful and informative on
    • 13th Sep 2019 – 20th Sep 2019: A Seven-day Life Skill Testing program was organized in GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh by Department of Psychology (Aesthesia Club). As many as 320 students participated in this program. Life skills program is an efficacious tool for empowering the youth to act responsibly, take initiative &control and helps in developing self-awareness. Students were tested on variables like self-esteem, personality, well-being and anger. After testing, individual reports were also shared with the students so that they could strengthen their life skills.
    • 9th November, 2019: Aesthesia club of Psychology department, GGDSD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh organized a Lecture cum Workshop on “Gratitude and Forgiveness- Pillars of emotional wellbeing” on. The lecture was delivered by Ms.BhartiKapoor, a renowned counsellor and a therapist. She talked about the importance of inculcating qualities such as gratitude and forgiveness in the students’ lives. Talking about forgiveness she referred to it as a process of changing the way we view someone or something that has happened.
    • 25th January, 2020: Department of Psychology organized a Personality Development Seminar Entitled, “How to Create a Personality for Success”. The key speaker of this event was Mrs. Ritu Singal. She is associated with John Maxwell, Newyork as a certified life coach and speaker. She talked about the importance of gaining appropriate life skills such as decision making, problem solving, communication and need for achievement.
    • 21st& 22nd February, 2020: Department of Psychology organized an Educational visit to Psychiatric Hospital in Amritsar. It helped the students to get practical experience of mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorders. Students were allowed to observe the symptom of patients and also gain knowledge about various psychotherapies involved in their treatment. The purpose of the visit was to sensitize students regarding the special needs of such individuals. The students were accompanied by 2 faculty members- Dr. Tarundeep and Dr. Minakshi.
    • Street Play on Psychological Concerns: On 20th January,2018, at 1.00 PM, Aesthesia Club, Psychology Department- GGDSD College, in collaboration with the Sarv Saksham Club, Theatre group, performed a street play, “Matiheenta”, that is, abstraction in front of GGDSD College Auditorium, Chandigarh. Group of 22, very talented students, exhibited a play depicting social evils and influence of human brain on behaviour. It conveyed how Id over powers superego resulting in unacceptable behaviour. Another influence on a person’s behaviour is abiding by social norms and social pressures. Students, with their expressions and skilful acting draw everyone’s attention and communicated various social evils and their impact on an individual.
    • Educational Tour: The students of Psychology department visited Himachal Hospital for Mental Health and rehabilitation, Boileuganj, Shimla. They got first-hand experience about psychotic disorders. Students were accompanied by three teachers Dr. Tarundeep Kaur, Dr. Minakshi Rana, and Dr. Nidhi Chadha. This center has come as a new home for mental health patients, 17 of whom were destitute. They have been deserted by their family members due to social stigma attached to the disease. This hospital was established in 2004. It is a state level hospital catering to the mental health needs of the people of the state and it functions under mental health care act 2017. Students were given detailed information on how the patients are dealt with and the treatment they are given by Dr. Ravi Sharma.
    • Guest Lecture: On February 15, 2018 department of psychology, GGDSD college Chandigarh organized a lecture on mobile usage and its effect on youth. The speaker was Dr. Charanpreet Singh , he holds a PhD degree in psychology. It started with a famous quote by Graham Bell “The day will come when the man at the telephone will be able to see the distant person to whom he is speaking”. This thought in itself is very meaningful and important as we can connect to it and relate it to the present scenario. The lecture also focused on the advantages and disadvantages of mobile usage. With the increasing technology the use of mobile phone has become a part of our lifestyle. On one hand if mobile phones have made our life easy while on the other hand, they have made us cognitively impaired. Many psychological phobias have also evolved with time, related to mobiles one of them is the NOMOPHOBIA which is the fear of losing mobile phones and the anxiety caused by it. The use of mobile phones is not only prevalent among adults but it has also become a habit adopted by children which disrupts their physical and mental growth. Thus, the lecture ended on another quote by Graham Bell “I dream my ‘telephone’ might help all people say “uh huh” to each other while pretending to listen”. On 11th October,2018, Department of Psychology in collaboration with Manasuday (Stress Management Lab) conducted an activity on intervention techniques that included Jacobson’s Relaxation Technique (PMR), Breathing exercises, Meditation (mindfulness), and Music therapy which was attended by many students.
    • Collage Making Competition Department of Psychology of GGDSD college sector 32, Chandigarh hosted a collage/poster making competition for the students of BA I, II, III along with the students of ADD-ON guidance and counselling and child psychology students on November 12 ,2018 .65 students participated in the competition. The theme for the competition was Spirituality, meditation, abnormal psychology, schools of psychology, theories of psychology and other related topics from the prescribed syllabus. The students portrayed their artistic skills in a very creative manner. The students were given a chance to express freely and thus they were asked to prepare their posters and collages from home. It was a learning experience for all the students.
    • Guest Lecture: Department of Psychology GGDSD College, Sector 32 Chandigarh organized a guest lecture by Prof.Kim Striebal for Psychology students on 21st Nov, 2018 in the Psychology lab. Kim is presently working for University of Fraser Valley. In her lecture, she discussed about the various career opportunities in the field of Psychology in Canada. She discussed about several areas of specialization like counselling, clinical and organizational Psychology to pursue post-graduate training at the master’s or doctoral level. She threw light on the fact that how within each area, one may choose sub-specialties in which to teach, conduct research, be a practitioner, or some combination of these three activities. She presented many of the careers on which Psychology majors can embark like administration, public opinion interviewer, Immigration officer, educational counsellor, development officer, public health statistician, market research analyst, mental health worker, Psychology Professor, Counsellor etc. This lecture was very interesting and informative because at first glance, some of these careers appeared unrelated to the discipline of psychology, however, the way Prof Kim highlighted the importance of the “core competencies” and skills that psychology majors acquire during their studies was educative and illuminating to the students
    • VISIT TO CHESHIRE HOMES, DEHRADUN (DISABILITY& REHABILITATION CENTRE) 4TH TO 6TH FEB., 2017 Department of Psychology in collaboration with MANASUDAY (Stress Management Centre) organized a visit for 40 students to Cheshire Homes, Dehradun. It is a disability and rehabilitation centre established for the care and upkeep of physically and mentally challenged persons. This centre provides care to men, women and children with multiple disabilities of various age groups such as mentally challenged, cerebral palsy, autism, deaf and dumb children. The purpose of the visit was to sensitize the students of psychology regarding the special needs of such individuals and to have practical understanding of topics such as mental retardation and learning disability. The students were accompanied by 2 faculty members Dr. Tarundeep Kaur & Dr. Nidhi Chadha.
    • PARTICIPATION IN INTER-COLLEGE PSYCHOFEST HELD AT PGGCG,SECTOR11 CHD (4TH MARCH,2017) All the students of Psychology department who are active members of AESTHESIA (Psychology Club) worked very hard for this Psycho Fest and bagged 1st prize in Psychodrama, 1st prize of Best actor in Psychodrama, 2nd prize in poster making, 3rd prize in paper presentation and won overall trophy also.
    • PARTICIPATION IN HUMANITIES FEST – VIVACITY (24TH MARCH, 2017) Psychology Department students in collaboration with AESTHESIA (Psychology Club) organized and participated in various activities such as poster making, collage making competition, band, dance league and extempore organized in humanities fest held in our college and won many prizes. Institutional Visit: On 15thSeptember ,2017 Students of guidance and counselling visited Aastha, Centre for therapeutic intervention, SAS Nagar, Punjab. The visit was organized to give the students an experience of working with special children. Dr.Minakshi Rana accompanied the students.
    • Guest Lecture: Department of Psychology in collaboration with Aesthesia club of GGDSD College, Sector 32 Chandigarh organized a guest lecture by Prof. Vidhu Mohan for psychology students on 28th October, 2017 at the college campus. Prof. Vidhu Mohan is a renowned researcher, Panjab University. With 39 years of experience of teaching at university level along with research experience she has several research publications. She is the epitome of intellectual pursuits in the area of counselling, teaching effectiveness, gender effectiveness, gender issues, Gender sensitization-for Doctors, Police personnel and general population, Women empowerment, Sex Education, Sexual harassment, Disaster management for various state governments, Test Construction & standardization. With her prodigious experience in the field, she delivered a lecture on Emotional Intelligence. During the course of her lecture, she discussed about importance of emotional intelligence in all fields of administration, ” IQ is history, Norms is Trend”. She shared her Self Growth Model with the students quoting,” IQ isn’t the key, it’s growth of personality and relation between IQ and EQ”. in her lecture, she enlightened students with some study strategies involving 5 to 10 minutes break between the study sessions. “Lecture was interesting and informative and was a golden chance for the students to interact with the eminent personality in the field and to model their aspirations as young psychologists.
    • Three day Heartfulness Relaxation and Meditation Workshop (by Senior Most Spiritual Trainer “Rajgopalan Ji” from Chennai from 15 th to 17 th November, 2016. Practice of heartfulness meditation helped the students to remain centered in the heart whilst enhancing the capabilities of the mind and develop an all important poise and inner harmony necessary to respond skillfully to the demands of professional and personal life.
    • Three day visit to Cheshire Homes, Dehradun (Disability and Rehabilitation Centre) from 4 th to 6 th February, 2017. The purpose of the visit was to sensitize the students of psychology regarding the special needs of such children and to have practical understanding of topics such as mental retardation and learning disability. The students were accompanied by 2 faculty members – Dr. Tarun Deep Kaur & Dr. Nidhi Chadha.
    • The students of Department of Psychology bagged 1 st prize in Psycho Drama, 2 nd prize in Poster making and 3 rd prize in Paper Presentation in the Intercollege Psychology Fest held at PGGCG Sector 11, Chandigarh on 4 th March, 2017. The students were accompanied by 2 faculty members – Dr. Tarun Deep Kaur & Dr. Nidhi Chadha.
    • Department of psychology in collaboration with Aesthesia Club organised an educational visit for students of psychology to Aastha Therapeutic Intervention Center, Mohali on 15th September, 2017. Field experience was aimed to give students a firsthand experience of working with special children. Students were accompanied by Dr. Minakshi.
    • Department of psychology in collaboration with Aesthesia Club organised a Special Talk “Emotional Intelligence: Key to Excellence” by Prof. (Dr.) Vidhu Mohan on 28 th October, 2017. This talk helped students to become aware about importance of Emotional Intelligence in one’s life and understanding the art of social relationships.
    • Life Skill Testing Program: A four day Life Skill testing Programme was organized in GGDSD College, by Department of Psychology on 31st August – 4th September. The Programme which was undertaken by Manasuday- the Stress Management cell of the College, aimed to help college students in achieving academic excellence and personal growth. As many as 180 students participated in the four day programme. They were tested for self esteem, well being, self efficacy, decision making, leadership qualities and personality types. The testing will be followed by sharing individual reports with students giving them concrete directions in term of their strengths and the areas they need to work upon.
    • One-day workshop on Emotional Empowerment Technique: Understanding the kind of stressors college students are dealing with, “Manasuday” run by Department of Psychology, GGDSD College has taken another step to help students in dealing with academic, personal and vocational stress by organizing a workshop on EET on 19th September, 2015. This workshop was conducted by Dr. Ibadat Khan, faculty member of Department of Psychology and former Psychologist of GMSH- Sector 16. The central theme of this workshop was to provide the students with an emotional skill which can help them in handling nerve-racking situations in their routine life. This workshop covered emotional aspects of personality such as how emotions affect us in daily life, what is emotional empowerment technique, how to use emotional empowerment technique and its application to release negative emotions and enhance positive emotions. In all 250 students benefitted from the workshop and learnt practical methods to deal with everyday burdens and thus equipped themselves with techniques which would help them towards optimal living.
    • Departmental Educational Trip SMPC, Aadarsh Nagar, Jaipur on January, 2016
    • The department organized a Collage-making competition on 12th August, 2016 in the Psychology Laboratory covering such topics as Social Media Addiction, Conflicts in Young Adults, & Recent Trends in Fashion.
    • Three day life-skill testing program was conducted from 17th – 19th September, 2016 for college students for facilitation of students academic skills and potential with the collaboration of Manasuday and Aesthesia club.
    • Life Skill Testing Program: A four day Life Skill testing Programme was organized in GGDSD College, by Department of Psychology on 31st August – 4th September, 2015. The Programme which was undertaken by Manasuday- the Stress Management cell of the College.
    • One-day workshop on Emotional Empowerment Technique: Understanding the kind of stressors college students are dealing with, “Manasuday” run by Department of Psychology, GGDSD College on 19th September, 2015.
    • Movie Screening was done on Schizophrenia entitled ” The Beautiful Mind ” for department students in 2015
    • Visit to Himachal Hospital of Mental Health and Rehabilitation at Shimla, H.P. (February, 2015)
    • Seminar on “Current Perspectives and Future trends in Psychology” by Dr. Vidhu Mohan on 13th September 2013
    • Visit to Aastha Therapeutic Center on 19th November 2013
    • Workshop on “A New perspective to Psychology : Understanding the therapeutic and Intervention Strategies” on 21st and 22nd January 2014
    • Movie Screening on ‘Shutter Island’ and “The Aviator” was organized for department students in 2014
    • Talk on Stress management by Mr V.K. Kapoor on 21st February 2014
    • Aesthesia, the Psychology club of the college organized a visit for its Psychology students to a Special school: Deepalaya, in Delhi in January 2012. It is a National Level institute dealing with mentally retarded, cerebral Palsy, down syndrome, deaf and dumb children.
    • Career Counseling Week was organized during 6th-13th February, 2012 for class X and XII students in college premises.
    • Life Skill Testing Program was conducted for 160 college students on 13th November.
    • Career Counselling Program was organized for class X &XII students on 8th & 9th June. In all 250 students got their aptitude testing done and benefitted from the career choices suggested to them.
    • Life Skill testing program was conducted on 8th August 2011 for the new admissions in college. It was an endeavour to assess students on the parameters of Life skills and further train them in adjusting to the new environment and perk up their skills.
    • Aesthesia the Psychology Club organized “Paradigm” a Psychology Fest on 17th November. The fest is organized with the motive to promote Psychology and create awareness among the youth about the various prospects of the subject in the emerging times. It included a host of literary and cultural competitions in which students of various colleges of the city and the nearby areas participate enthusiastically. The event was a huge success and drew an overwhelming response.
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