BHAGWAN MAHAVIR COLLEGE OF MANAGMENT, SURAT

A Project Report on:

Stress
Submitted by: Ajay M Gondaliya Roll No: 71 (Div.: B)

To Mrs. Snehlata (Lecturer, Organisational Behaviour)

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Sr.No. 1. Index Interoduction a) About the Topic b) About Coverage c) Importance of topic at present in organisation d) Methoodology: How the study done. Theoritical Aspects a) stress Benefits of the Study a) To self b) To Organisation Bibliography Enclosure Page

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INTERODUCTION
A). About the Topic: Stress
The report is prepared on the topic Stess. The Topic is; Select 5 students of your class who have first time left their native place and came for studies in Surat. Study the type and nature of stress, reasons for it and how they overcome on it.

B). Coverage:
As per the topic specified above, it is suggested to take 5 students from the class who have left their native place and came Surat for studies. The study covers observations on various aspects.

About STRESS
Stress is a dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity, demand or resources related to what the individual desires and fornwhich the outcomes is perceived to be both uncertain and important. Stress has become the number one malady of our time. The constant pressure associated with living in a fast-paced world has created an environment where nearly everyone feels the effects of stress. The effects of stress in people are seen physically, mentally and emotionally. Stress is a term used to describe the wear and tear the body experiences in reaction to everyday tensions and pressures. Change, illness, injury or career and lifestyle changes, are common causes of stress, however, it's the effects of stress, like pressure and tension, that we feel in response to the little everyday hassleslike rush hour traffic, waiting in line, and too many emailsthat do the most damage. Stress is the body and mind's response to any pressure that disrupts its normal balance. It occurs when our perception of events doesn't meet our expectations and we are unable to manage our reaction. As a response, stress expresses itself as resistance, tension, strain or frustration that throws off our physiological and psychological equilibrium, keeping us out of sync. If our equilibrium is disturbed for long, the stress can become disabling and create numerous health problems. Stress and the effects of stress are often misunderstood. We look at outside events as the source of stress, but in fact stress is really caused by our emotional reactions to events. The stress we experience in today's world often goes unnoticed and unmanaged. Many people have simply adapted to stress in an unhealthy way,

resigned to thinking it's "just the way it is". Unfortunately, lack of stress management has created a pandemic of low-grade anxiety and depression.

How to relieve stress?

In order to effectively relieve stress it's important to understand it's not the external events or situations that do the harm; it's how you respond to those stressful events. More precisely, it's how you feel about them that determine whether you feel the negative effects of stress and ultimately relieve stress. Emotions, or feelings, have a powerful impact on the human body. Emotions like frustration, insecurity and depressing feelings are stressful and inhibit optimal health and relief from stress. Positive emotions like appreciation, care, and love not only feel good, they promote health, performance and well-being. HeartMath's research has shown when you learn how to intentionally shift to a positive emotion, heart rhythms immediately change. A shift in heart rhythms may not seem important but in fact it creates a favorable cascade of neural, hormonal and biochemical events that benefit the entire body. The stress relief effects are both immediate and long lasting.

Types of Stress: There are major four types of stress.

1). Chronic adjective: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering ("Chronic indigestion") adjective: having a habit of long standing ("A chronic smoker") 2). Acute having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course ("Acute appendicitis") adjective: extremely sharp or intense ("Acute pain") 3). Eustress (Good Stress) stress that is deemed healthful or giving one the feeling of fulfillment 4). Distress (Bad Stress) great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction;

trouble. a state of extreme necessity or misfortune.

C). Importance of the study of Stress in Organisation:

If you cannot fully understand the importance of stress management, then try thinking in reverse. Imagine yourself not suffering from the negative impacts of stress. Without the negative results of stress in your life, then a person is able to enjoy a more satisfying and stress-free life. To sum it up, here are the benefits that can be derived with practicing an efficient stress management method: 1.It improves your overall health status. 2.You are able to assume a more positive attitude and outlook in life. 3.It increases your productivity since you are able to focus clearly on your tasks. 4.You have better control over your emotions and how you respond to them. 5.And more importantly, you reduce or eliminate negative stress in your life.
A Word About Positive Stress

Although "stress" has become synonymous with something bad, such as traffic jams and too many work demands, some stress is good for you. Pioneering stress researcher Hans Selye differentiated between damaging stress (distress) and positive stress (eustress). Positive stress can inspire us to do our best and to perform better than if we were under no stress. Psychologists tell us that our level of performance is directly related to the level of stress we experience. This theory says that low and high levels of arousal decrease performance, whereas intermediate levels enhance performance. In other words, we are capable of peak levels of performance when under a moderate amount of stress.
Impact of Negative Stress

Stress management is an essential step for you to take once you have determined you are facing stressful situations in your life, regardless of the cause. Although

there are helpful types of stress that enable you to cater this added burst of energy into something positive and productive, it is not recommended for your body. Long term negative stress can specifically produce negative impacts on your health and is recognized to deteriorate your health faster than some other diseases. Furthermore, negative stress can reduce your capacity to perform and function well, either at school or in the workplace. Therefore, stress isn't something to be dismissed. Aside from the personal impact you can experience from stress, it also affects how you deal with the environment and the people in your lives. When it comes to stress management, determining the source of stress is often not enough. For people who are often stressed, keeping a stress journal is highly recommended in order for you to monitor the different levels of stress you are experiencing and what effects it produced. This is an effective way for you to closely study your levels of stress, its triggers, and for you to pinpoint exactly what you can do to relieve yourself from it.

d). Methodology: How the study is done?

The study is based on the experiences of students those have come in Surat city from their native place and staying at hostel in this city. There were approached and reviewed to describe thier experiences during the academic period, what kind of problems they have, how they have struggled, what are the stress on them and how they tackle these problems, etc. Five such students are taken as the subject under the study of stress. The information gathered overhere is based on the students personal experiences and situations they had.

STUDENT 1:

Name: Bhavik Native place: Mehsana, Gujarat. Workplace: BMCM, Surat The first student to be covered under the study is Bhavik whose native place is Mehsana. He is currently studying at Bhagwan Mahavir college, Surat. Bhavik currently lives at Hostel in Surat as a Hostel boy. He has first time left his home and came surat for his education in master degree. Being first time to Surat and living as a hostel boy at here, he feels strange. The following observations about Bhavik derived from the studyProblems he face: - He is coming from a typical middelclass family. Being from middleclass, the expenditure he daily incurres here is quite of large amount. As per his views he spends 2000 approximately every month which he finds it as a burden on his family. Thus he gets himself stressed. Despite this there are large amount of tution and college fees to be paid. Thus his family had to managed for the education loan facility at higher interest rates. - Of his opinion, the city of Surat is quite expensive than his native place Mehsana. The rate of goods and services is much higher he regularly used to purchase. He is much confuse about his financial aspects. - He is more imotional by nature, misses his family and native environment as he is far away from his home it is first time for him to stay at Surat. Furthermore he has no relatives in Surat, feeling lonliness here.

- The lifestyle and environment here in Surat is quite different than his native place in North Gujarat according to him. He is discomfortable to adopt such strenge environment. The lonelyness and unacceptable environment taking over his mind and feels himself troublesome. - Another view he is about is that the college he perceived as one of the strict and very rules and regulation bound college. He is free minded persons and wants liberty. But he is unhappy with the college rules and regulations. - He also faces troubles in transportations , lodging and dressing related aspects. - To tackle the financial problems and over expenditure , he has cut down unneccessary expenses and limited his requirements. - He has now adjusted himself to set down himself in the lifestyle and cultural environment here in Surat. - To avoid lonliness and boardomeness, he has started contacting and communicating with classmates. Samething he does at hostel to avoide lonliness. He has now good friendship network. - He has compromised with himself to cop up with the lifesyle and work environment in Surat. - As every student of his class acceptes the rules and regulations laid by college management, he is also ready to accept the same rules and regulations of this institution. - Almost he compromises on minor troubles he was facing.

STUDENT 2:

Name: Suchi Native place: Valsad Workplace : BMCM, Surat The second student that covered under the topic is a girl from valsad. Suchi is residing in Valsad and up-downs daily between Valsad and Surat to reach college in Surat where she is studying. She comes from Valsad city by train and reaches college at Surat. She here under this study was observed and reviewed to describe stress she is facing and the way she overcame it. Stress: The following are the problems or stress she face. - The first and major stress she has is about the frustration of getting herself alone. She feels so lonliness here as there are no other students from Valsad region that if would, she might have think herself lucky. But because of the only student from Valsad and travelling alone, she feels quite lonliness. - Unfamiliarity with work environment: according to her here in Surat environment is different than that of her native town Valsad. Thus unfamiliarity with work environment results herself to be bound in stress. - Travelling beetween Surat and Valsad is must for her to reach college and home respecively. She doesnt want to live in Hostel at Surat at all. Hence only option she has is to up and down beetween Surat and valsad. The time consumed in travelling beetween her home to the college is almost 3 to 4 hours. Hense she has waste of considerable time that she could have alternate at reading or doing study work. - The college starts at sharp at 8 am in morning. Any student must enter the class on or before the specified time. But she is unable to reach the college in time. Thus its also a problem for her.

- One of the major trouble she has is the problem of lodging. Being far away from home , she cant manage herself for lunch to satisfy her hunger needs. In addition there is no good lodging facility at or nearby college. - Expences are very high that she incurres daily. - She consumes almost major time in college work and travelling, as a result she cant manage herself for the preparation of homework hence she loose more reading hours. She has stress over time scarscity. - In her views the college she is studying in has very strict conditions and rules that everyone must have to comply. She can not afford it. There is no libralisation in such rules that she feels stress and suffers some troubles over it.

STUDENT 3:
Name: Vijay Native Place: Bhavnagar Work Place: BMCM, Surat

Another the third student is Vijay a boy studying in Bhagwan Mahavir college in Surat. Vijays native place is Bhavnagar. He lives in Hostel at Bhagwan mahavir campus. Vijay is also from far distance . He faces some troubles and feeling stress. Stress; - He is living in Hostel at Surat. He is originally from Bhavnagar far away from his college. So he misses his family and native place so much. Sometimes he gets frustrated.

- Some problems at here are clothing , eating problems and washing the clothes. Though these are problems obvious, he has understand that such minor problems are common and he is ready to accept. - Finance related problems are higher college fees and higher accomodation charges. Others are lodging, transportation allowances, etc. These are the problems he feels unaffordable. - More expenditure incurrence. The expences are higher here in Surat. - Though the college rules and regulations are stiff, but he has no problem with such conditions as he ready to accept all those. - Feeling himself alone here in surat. But he has good friend circle at Hostel where he is living currently. Now there are many friends also in his class and started interacting with eachothers. He feels everyone is co-operative at college campus. - Much worry about studies. He always tense about his study related aspects. - He daily in early morning performs some physical exercises and do Yoga to relieve from mentle stress and stays fit phyically. - To relieve from the tention of academic aspects, he prefers to go for entertainments and amusement activities with his friends.

STUDENT 4:
Name: Parmar Hardik
Native place: Chikhli Work place: BMCM, Surat The fourth student was undertaken for the study of stress is Mr. Parmar Hardik who is coming from Chikhli near Valsad in South Gujarat. His native place is Chikhli and has currently living at Hostel at Bhagwan Mahavir coollege campus, Surat for two years. He is in second year of master degree. Since he has spend one and half year living at hostel, he has a considerable experience of some positive

and negative things. Thera are some positive and negative aspects he had at work place. - Habit of incurring expenses unneccessarily. He feels scarecity of money as high level of expenditure he does. - Residential problems: there are many problems that he thinks he should relieve from such problems like improper facilities like infrastructure, lodging, wasing of clothes and transportation. - He doesnt like the behaviors and attitude of certain people in the college area. Because of such people he feels the environment as unfriendly and tedious. Although he has limited number of friends at workplace, there is a lack of friendship network. He can not join the community. - He says his mind is set that he wants himself to be free from any harrasement and any disterbance from others. Hence he doesnt agree on the rules and conditions laid down by the college authority. He wants libralisation in such rules and regulations that he can afford to follow. As per him these conditions are not viable for him. - Food and eating problem: he is not satisfied with the quality of foods he takes here at hostel. To overcome it, he used to go to canteen and other restaurant to satisfy his hunger.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Web resources: http://www.wellness.com/workplace/importance-of-stressmanagement http://www.womenover40health.com/importance-of-stressmanagement.html

Books references: Stephen Robins, Organisational Behavior, Pearson Education edition 13.

ENCLOSURE
The assignment is on Stress under the subject of Organisational Behavior. It entails the reviews of the observants. It means the students were taken under the study were asked to describe their problems and stress and their efforts to overcome them. The assignment also contain about the Stress and the importance of topic.