Unmentor - the negative mentor | Dr. S. K. Chaturvedi | TEDxMITAOE

Dr. S. K. Chaturvedi is a senior professor of Psychiatry and Dean of Behavioural Sciences at NIMHANS, Bangalore. His main areas of research and work have been consultation-liaison Psychiatry, Chronic Pain & Somatization, Neuropsychiatry and Quality of life research. Psycho-oncology & Palliative Care and Cultural Psychiatry. Unmentor: the negative mentor is one who instead of encouraging a student to develop and progress in their career, becomes a stumbling block, has a negative the effect, discourages and demotivates the student. The talk will allude to the following Who becomes an unmentor  Why one becomes an unmentor, including examining the psychoanalytic and developmental viewpoint. What makes a person an unmentor. What are the qualities of an unmentor. Can there be good unmentor? How negative mentoring is actually done – not giving proper advice for projects,  papers for publication or presentation, being unsupportive,  scolding and harassing, giving negative feedback,  discouraging and  demotivating; Putting obstacles in career and academic growth. Unmentor may favour someone else or indulge in nepotism  Unmentee : what impact this has on them and how do they cope and tips on surviving unmentoring. What is the ultimate outcome of negative mentoring? Which is better in the long run – positive mentoring or negative mentoring? If things go wrong you can blame your mentor otherwise you have to take the blame on yourself He is a senior professor of Psychiatry and Dean of Behavioural Sciences at NIMHANS, Bangalore. His main areas of research and work have been consultation-liaison Psychiatry, Chronic Pain & Somatization, Neuropsychiatry and Quality of life research. Psycho-oncology & Palliative Care and Cultural Psychiatry. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx