Comparison of Psychological Distress in CBSE and State School Students

Psychological distress is a term used to describe unpleasant feelings or emotions that has an impact on our level of functioning. It is a psychological discomfort that interferes with our activities of daily living. Sadness, anxiety, distraction are manifestations of psychological distress.  It results in anger management problems, hallucinations, delusions and belief that our thoughts are not our own. This study is trying to find out the level of psychological distress in both CBSE and state school students studying in tenth standard. The sample will be 125 students from both CBSE and state schools. This study will be conducted using psychological distress scale (PDS). It is found that, there were no differences in psychological distress of both CBSE and State school students.