Investigation on the Current Situation of Life Education and Reflection on the General Goal of Life Education for Contemporary Chinese Medical Students

  • Qian Zhao School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University
  • Dongming Wang School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University
  • Yunlong Chen School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University
  • Haosen Sun School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University
Keywords: Life Education, College Education, Mental Health, Medical Education

Abstract

Life education is an important subject of contemporary college education. The responsibility and pressure of contemporary college students are increasing rapidly, but the overall construction of psychological consultation and mental health courses in China is not mature, there still remaining the difficulty to solve psychological problems of college students from the source. At present, the importance of life education has been generally recognized all over the world, and amounts of increasingly perfect life education systems in schools, families, society and other aspects have been established, so as to effectively and permanently protect the mental health of college students. This article conducts an overall investigation on the current situation of life education in China and other countries, and discusses the overall goal of life education for contemporary Chinese medical students for reference.

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Published
2022-07-24
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