Stress Dynamics Case Study

Stress dynamics is drawing more and more attention nowadays, particularly in the corporate context. There is no such thing as a stress-free job. The employees in their work are exposed to tension, frustration, and anxiety as he gets through the duties assigned to them. The “Human Resources” is the intersection of the two organizational dynamics, human exchange and systemic change that accounts for the challenge and performance of the organization the employees in any work place are able to identify and understand the healthy workplace.

The term “stress” is derived from the Latin word “stringere” which means “to draw tight”, and was used in this way in the 17th century to describe a hardship or an affliction (Cartwright & cooper, 1997). Later

Selye has used two separate terms to distinguish between positive and negative effects of stress on the individual, even though bodily reactions to the two forms of stress are similar. Stress has both physiological and psychological components. We respond to external events or even imagined events with a generalized set of responses called general adaptation. Syndrome or the stress response, but our responses are to some degree tailored to the nature of the event. A stress is a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her well being. According to Richard S Lazarus, stress is a feeling experienced when a person thinks that “the demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to

This study has also lights on into focus elements contributing to the occurrence of these problems. Thus, the problem needs a multidisciplinary action and hence there is an immediate need for the concerned authorities to collaborate and enforce suitable preventive measures. Darshan et al (2009)4 in his article, A study on professional stress, depression and alcohol use among Indian software professionals, identified that the software employees are professionally stressed and are at ten times higher risk for developing depression and also increased the incidence of psychiatric disorders. Preventive strategies like training in stress management, frequent monitoring to identify professional stress and depression at the initial stages and addressing these issues might help the software professionals cope with their profession better without affecting their lifestyle and