Abstract

The twentieth century has been called the age of anxiety and stress. There is alarming increase m health problems related to tension and anxiety. Some 75 per cent of diseases are said to be stress related. For e.g., hypertension, heart disease, gastric ulcers, migraine, ulcerative colitis etc. Stress related mental diseases are seen regularly. People are spending lots of money to get tranquilizers prescription to relieve tension. Lots of relaxation centers have come up to give respite to the stressed. Younger generation is experiencing more stress as they are constantly in competition with others, but others are also not spared as the stress factor changes, but stress persists. Today job related stress is commonest of all, as it involves high expectations, result oriented jobs, constant monitoring, rewards and punishment linked with performance. This research paper deals with the concept of coping as well as various coping styles.

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