Introduction
In the 1990s India emerged as a major player in the field of software engineering,
information technology services and Web-based services. Presently the Indian information
technology industry employs a little more than half million people and provides indirect
employment to over a quarter of a million people (NASSCOM). In today‘s world, the degree of
stress increased owing to urbanization, globalization that results into cut-throat competition.
Stress is inescapable part of modern life, work place is becoming a volatile stress factory for
most employees and it is rightly called as the Age of anxiety.
Stress has becoming significantly with the result of dynamic social factors and changing needs of
life styles. Stress is man‘s adaptive reaction to an outward situation which would lead to physical
mental and behavioral changes. Brain cells create ideas, Stress may kills brain cells. The truth is
that not all stresses are destructive in nature. Appropriate amount of stress can actually trigger
your passion for work, tap your latent abilities and even ignite inspirations.
Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside
world. Common stress reactions include tension, irritability, inability to concentrate, and a
variety of physical symptoms that include headache and a fast heartbeat. Stress is a condition or
feeling experienced when a person perceives that- demands exceed the personal and social
resources the individual is able to mobilize. S= P>R i.e., stress occurs when the pressure is
greater than the resources. Stress is our body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can
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be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on
around them, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give
people more energy and strength, which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical
danger. But this can also be a bad thing, if their stress is in response to something emotional and
there is no outlet for this extra energy and strength.