Significance of stress management technique for stress reduction & get optimum autonomic response

Pages:21-24
L. R. Yagnik (Department of Psychology, Saurastra University, Saurastra, Gujrat)

Over the past two decades there has been an increasing belief that the experience of stress has undesirable consequences for health. It has become a common assumption, if not a ‘cultural truism’ (LeventhalaJ) d Tomarken, 1987). One cannot avoid stress in the modem society. But there are so many strategies to cope with stress. Understanding stress and adapting the coping strategies will be beneficial to the individuals as well as the organizations. In this regard the present study made its effort to see the effectiveness of stress management technique on reducing stress and to get optimum cardiac movement. The sample comprised of 30 employees from Ankleshwar district Gujarat. On the basis of stress questioner only those sample was taken whose stress level was found to be higher. Occupational stress (Scale) test by Srivastava was used to measure stress level of employees and cardiac movement was measured by using E.C.G. record. pre and post single group design was employed to reach out the objectives. Obtained data was analyzed by employed t test. Result revealed that Stress management, teoique is effective intervention to reduce stress as well as to get optimum autonomic response i.e. cardiac movement in employees’ population