On June 10, 2022, KSMU held V Interregional competition in emergency pre-psychological care “Stress Factor”. The competition was organized by the Department of Health Psychology and Neuropsychology of Kursk State Medical University with the support of the psychological services of the Main Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in Kursk Region. Significant assistance in preparation and conduct of the Competition was provided by more than 40 volunteer students of KSMU.
Modern realities place increased demands on the behavior of young people in difficult life situations: it is necessary to maintain confidence, know the algorithms of behavior and be able to provide assistance to those who need it. KSMU has already developed a tradition of organizing training for Kursk and nonresident youth in ways of providing emergency pre-psychological assistance and support.
The main aim of the competition is to promote a culture of safe behavior in extreme conditions and crisis situations of life, as well as to improve knowledge and skills in the field of providing pre-psychological care in accidents, stressful life circumstances, injuries and other conditions that threaten the life and health of people.
In 2022, 26 teams from Kursk and Moscow higher, secondary and general educational institutions took part in the competition.
The program of the event provides for testing the participants for knowledge of the signs of the main manifestations of emotional states and algorithms of behavior in extreme situations, peculiarities of interaction with victims. At the second stage, the participants had to demonstrate practical skills of interaction with victims. The third stage involved working with a psychological support telephone subscriber and providing remote assistance. Students of medical, pediatric faculties, faculty of clinical psychology act as “victims” in all practical stages: they learned to demonstrate various emotional states for a long time (aggression, psychomotor agitation, apathy, hysteria, etc.).
In order to prepare the participants for the competitions within the framework of the Stress-out practice-oriented project, face-to-face and distance training seminars for schoolchildren on the provision of first pre-psychological assistance were held.
The competition refers to the events included in the list for the 2021/2022 academic year, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation of August 31, 2021 No. 616 “On approval of the list of Olympiads and other intellectual and (or) creative competitions, events aimed at the development of intellectual and creative abilities, abilities to engage in physical education and sports, interest in scientific (research), engineering, inventive, creative, physical culture and sports activities, as well as at the promotion of scientific knowledge, creative and sports achievements for the 2021/22 academic year” (Registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on November 18, 2021).
In accordance with Provision on the Competition, the winning teams were determined in three nominations: general educational institutions, secondary educational institutions, higher education institutions.
Places were distributed as follows:
in “General educational institutions” category:
1 place – team of Municipal Budgetary General Education Institution General Secondary School No.57 of Kursk “School No.57”
Kastornoy Vladislav Andreevich
Kokina Lada Vladislavovna
Kuznetsova Anna Sergeevna
2 place – team of Municipal Budgetary General Education Institution “Lyceum No. 21” of Kursk “Imaginary Friend”
Kretov Andrey Pavlovich
Kanunnikov Daniil Alekseevich
Bezrodnaya Anastasia Sergeevna
3rd place – team of MBEI “Lyceum No. 21” of Kursk “Freudian Slips of Tongue”
Kamynina Yana Arturovna
Shchelokova Anastasia Vladimirovna
Sibileva Karina Nikolaevna
in “Secondary educational institutions” category:
1st place – “Victory” team, Medical and Pharmaceutical College of KSMU
Koblova Ksenia Valeryevna
Grekova Irina Romanovna
Ermakova Anastasia Alekseevna
2nd place – the team of Kursk Basic Medical College, Regional Budgetary Professional Educational Institution “Kursk Basic Medical College”
Mnoyan Anait Artemovna
Timofeeva Elizaveta Dmitrievna
Nikulina Viktoria Vitalievna
in “Higher educational institutions” category:
1st place – “In Word and Deed” team , FSBEI HE KSMU of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Syrovatskaya Daria Igorevna
Turko Diana Vladimirovna
Zubova Karina Yurievna
2 place – “Solaris” team, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Levina Natalia Lvovna
Chekushkina Ksenia Igorevna
Shcherbakova Anastasia Aleksandrovna
3rd place – “FREEDOM” team of FSBEI HE South-Western State University
Avilova Anna Dmitrievna
Zdor Victoria Olegovna
Gvidiane Gayane Mirzaevna
The Organizing Committee of the Interregional Competition in Emergency Pre-psychological Care “Stress Factor” expresses its gratitude to the Administration of Kursk State Medical University represented by the Rector Professor V.A. Lazarenko, Testing Center of KSMU represented by the Director A.V. Shaposhnikov, Department of Human Anatomy represented by the Head of the Department of Medical Sciences, Professor V.V. Kharchenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor L.M. Ryazayeva, Museum of History of KSMU represented by the Director, Doctor of History, Associate Professor E.S. Kravtsova, Federal Accreditation Center represented by the Head of the Center, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor I.I. Dolgina, Editorial and Publishing Department represented by the Director G.A. Evdokimova for all-round support and assistance in organizing and holding the event.