Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
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Kar paga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Science and Research Center, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Biography

Girija Siva Kumar is currently working as a Consultant in the Department of Medical Science. Girija Sivakumar research interests include  Cognitive Neuroscience. Girija Sivakumar has authored of many research articles/books related to Psychology.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Screening of Basic Personality Traits of First Year Medical Students at Entry Level to Assess their Academic Acquaintance in an Indian Medical School
  Author(s): Girija Sivakumar*
  
  Producing a qualified medical doctor is a herculean task by the health care institution and that it solely based on one’s personality trait assessing which it facilitates to groom a freshly entering medical student into a qualified medical graduate. Screening their personality trait will help in grooming the person to plan for counseling sessions according to the need and that it will help to facilitate their learning styles to become a qualified doctor. I year medical students were screened for their personality traits and based on the scores obtained by them the students were categorized and counselled as and when required. The percentile scores obtained by the students revealed their level of personality and the weaker areas which are in need of counseling to overcome their negative personality. The results obtained from the scale revealed most of the students fall under diff.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0487.19.9.356

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