Abstract
Background: Feeling stressed is a part of everyone's life. A feeling of emotional or physical tension is known as stress. Relaxation strategies play an important role in overcoming stress.
 Objective: To evaluate the different stress patterns, their perceived stress and effects of different stress management strategies.
 Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted through a convenience sampling method. The participants were administered with a self developed questionnaire consisting of 11 questions. The responses were collected using google forms. Descriptive statistics, frequency analysis and chi square test was used to analyse the data.
 Results: The present study reported that the majority of respondents were stressed due to academic and personal reasons and among the various stress relaxation methods, respondents felt that music and yoga relieved them from stress.
 Conclusion: The study concluded an innovative finding that music and yogic exercises when adopted provided a decent stress management strategy that suits the respondents.
Highlights
Stress is a normal physiological reaction that happens to everyone in response to a stressor
About 65% of respondents said academic reason is the main reason for stress, 20% of respondents said official reason is the main reason, 10% of respondents said personal reasons is the main reason
About 52% of respondents said listening to music helped them to relieve stress, 12% of respondents said spending time with pet animals helps them relieve stress, 9% practise yoga, 7% of respondents exercises, 8% said they pray during stressful events, 6% of respondents said they keep quiet during problems
Summary
Stress is a normal physiological reaction that happens to everyone in response to a stressor. When you experience changes or challenges (stressors), the body produces physical and mental responses [1]. The hormone that regulates a stress response is Cortisol. Cortisol regulates processes throughout the body including metabolism and immune reaction[4]. It has a very important role in helping the body respond and overcome the reaction to stress. Hypothalamic pituitary axis (HPA) ensures that the body can respond quickly to stressful events and return to normal state rapidly.[6] When an organism experiences stress, the HPA axis response begins with the discharge of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) from the hypothalamus, stimulating the discharge of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary[7]. Conclusion: The study concluded an innovative finding that music and yogic exercises when adopted provided a decent stress management strategy that suits the respondents
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