Professor Wang Hailing’s Lecture on Mentality and Happiness
In order to create a good atmosphere for mental health education, help students form a positive attitude, master psychological adjustment methods, and improve their ability to obtain happiness, the International School invited Associate Professor Wang Hailing to lecture on Mentality and Happiness on May 25th, 2022 in Room 409 of Qizhi Building.
(Professor Wang Hailing)
Professor Hailing is a Psychological Counselor and Teaching Master in the Literature School of Guangzhou Huashang College. She has been teaching for more than 30 years, published over 40 academic papers, published 3 textbooks as the chief editor, and hosted and participated in 3 provincial and ministerial projects. She has conducted many popular and well-received lectures for enterprises and public institutions in the regions around Guangzhou.
(Professor Hailing Giving a Speech)
Professor Hailing started the lecture by quoting two proverbs to demonstrate the p
ositive influence of a good attitude on physical and mental health. Then, she expounded three benefits from a positive attitude based on her own experiences and classic cases: being good for healthy body, helping improving learning and work efficiency, and establishing good interpersonal relationships. Subsequently, she put forward the following suggestions on how to have a positive attitude:
1. Correct cognition
2. Positive thinking
3. Comprehensive perspectives on problems
4. Analyzing problems
5. No absolute requirements
6. Having empathy
7. Diverting attention
8. Properly pursuing perfection and properly pleasing others
9. Introspecting often and constructing reasonable needs
10. Needing self-motivation, rational regulation and aspiration
11. Regularly complimenting others and yourself
12. Suggestive and exercise therapy
13. Reasonable catharsis
14. Eliminating worries and anxiety in accordance with the law
Through this lecture, Professor Hailing helped students understand the influence and benefits from a healthy mental state and learn to have good mentality.
(Counselor Yang Lijun Making a Concluding Speech)
At the end of the lecture, counselor Yang Lijun expressed his gratitude to Professor Hailing for her interesting and beneficial lecture. He expressed that the instructive lecture on mental health education deeply inspired and impressed the audience. Then, he mentioned this lecture made students realize the importance of cultivating a positive attitude for mental health. Finally, he hoped students learn these methods shared by Professor Hailing and strive to stay a healthy mentality in study and life.
(Group photo)
