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“People with obsessive-compulsive disorder will find great benefit from this practice, since it
engages the senses into the present moment without [a] great deal of discipline and effort.”
Malathi, A., and A. Damodaran. Stress due to exams in medical students—role of yoga. Indian
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Abstract: A student under optimal stress does bring out his or her best, However extremes of stress
can result in stress induced disorders and deteriorating performance. Can yoga be of benefit in
stress induced effects in medical students? The present study was conducted in first MBBS students
(n = 50) to determine the benefit if any of yogic practices on anxiety status during routine activities
and prior to examination. Feedback scores were assessed to determine how the students had
benefited from the practices. Anxiety status as assessed by Spillberger’s anxiety scale showed a
statistically significant reduction following practice. In addition the anxiety score which rose prior
to exams showed a statistically significant reduction on the day of exam after practice. These results
point to the beneficial role of yoga in not only causing reduction in basal anxiety level but also
attenuating the increase in anxiety score in stressful state such as exams. The results of the exam
indicated a statistically significant reduction in number of failures in yoga group as compared to the
control group. The improvement in various parameters such as better sense of well being, feeling of
relaxation, improved concentration, self confidence, improved efficiency, good interpersonal
relationship, increased attentiveness, lowered irritability levels, and an optimistic outlook in life
were some of the beneficial effects enjoyed by the yoga group indicated by feedback score.
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Abstract: Forty eight healthy volunteers who participated in the practice of yoga over a period of
4 months were assessed on Subjective Well Being Inventory (SUBI) before and after the course
in order to evaluate the effect of practice of yoga on subjective feelings of well-being and quality