Dr.Elizabeth Sarah George

Assistant Professor

About

I have completed my PhD from Christ University, Bengaluru. I have also completed my MPhil in Psychology as well as M.Sc. Clinical Psychology from Christ University, Bangalore. My undergraduate degree has been (B.A.) Honours in Psychology from Ambedkar University, Delhi.

My research interest lies in integrating traditional healing practices with psychotherapy. My PhD has benign the area of Organizational Psychology where I have worked around the area of lived experiences of well- being in Corporate Professionals during the COVID- 19 Pandemic.

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind." Khalil Gibran

George, E.S., Wesley, M.S., & Geraghty, L. (2021). Marital Stress and Domestic Violence during the COVID- 19 Pandemic. Cogent Arts & Humanities,8(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1992085/

Marital stress and domestic violence is prevalent in every society around the world. It has become a major concern during the Covid-19 pandemic. Governments have resorted to lockdown measures in order to contain the pan- demic. The pandemic has made the weaker and more vulnerable people in a household more exposed to abusive partners. Social isolation and home confine- ment have detrimental effects on one’s mental and physical well-being. Women have been shown to be at a very high risk from violence during The Covid—19 pandemic. The research paper aims to understand the factors which compel women to stay in abusive and stressful marriages and the ways in which they can be empowered to lead their life with dignity and self-respect. The cultural contexts of most societies force women to stay in abusive marriages as the woman is often portrayed as the symbol of unity in families. Understanding the cultural bindings of women trapped in abusive households during the COVID-19 pandemic is a very crucial aspect as this can help in understanding the fear and apprehensions of women trapped in destructive marriages. This can be a key factor which can make it easier for support groups while providing counselling and other kinds of support to women trapped in abusive marriages. The paper also discusses the impact of abusive relationships on children and how it negatively shapes their personality and their emotional well- being.

Specialized in Organizational Psychology and PhD dissertation on the “Lived Experience of Well-Being in Married Indian Corporate Professionals during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study.

MPhil Dissertation was on “Integrating Traditional Healing Practices into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy” Link to the MPhil thesis has been shared below http://archives.christuniversity.in/disk0/00/00/78/81/01/Elizabeth_Sarah_George_1730052.pdf

Two published research papers are in Scopus indexed journals. The link has been shared below.

George, E. S., & Wesley, M. S. (2021). Marital stress and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 8(1), 1992085.https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.19920852.

George, E. S., Antony, J. M., & Wesley, M. S. (2022). Positive Coping and Well-being of Corporate Professionals during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Single Case Study. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6(3), 5189-5194. https://www.journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/2956/1912/

Research Interests

Indigenous healing practices form around the world and how it can reintegrated into mainstream psychotherapeutic practices

Dr.Elizabeth Sarah George

Assistant Professor

PhD in Psychology

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Psychology & Behavioural Sciences

elizabeths@rvu.edu.in
Bengaluru, Mysuru