Abstract:
Exploring Stress Management Strategies in the IT Industry – Stress at work is more destructive. Researchers have not only built up evidence showing links between industrial stresses in general and ill health but have even accumulated evidence showing that it is possible to link specific occupations with specific types of stress induced disease. Although there is absolutely no doubt that stress is killing many people, disabling many more, there is one important question that has to be asked ‘Why are we so susceptible to stress these days?” This study attempts to analyze the level of stress, the causes of stress, the consequences of stress and the initiatives taken by organizations in trying to help their employees in managing stress. This study is limited to IT professionals and is descriptive in nature. The study has been undertaken with the help of a questionnaire and has brought out meaningful insights.
Introduction
Stress is the inevitable part of life. Most of the IT employees are prone to stress due to working conditions and the working environment. There are different types of stress like occupational stress, organizational stress, Behavioral stress, Physical stress, Psychological stress etc. IT industry is the growing industry which is the base for many employees from different countries. The employees are working in different countries under various shifts day and night. They also face lot of stress both physically and mentally. They are prone to diseases which are inevitable and not recoverable. These stresses also lead to suicide attempts and many have lost their life due to stress. They face lot of pressure which affect their brain. But most of the companies don’t take it seriously as their goal is to achieve their target and to enhance their profit and to achieve their organizational goal. They should also take effort for the employees by giving them proper training and counselling. They should respect and encourage their work. My study concentrates on all these statements and also how stress can be managed and what are the need of the employees and how they are affected.
Concept of Stress
Stress is a person’s adaptive response to a stimulus that places excessive psychological or physical demands on that person. Stress produces various physiological and psychological dysfunctions like severe tension, undue fatigue, high blood pressure, excessive worry and sometimes it may also lead to heart attack. If a person is experiencing stress and has the stress tolerance capacity, then he may be able to manage it temporarily but those who do not have that capacity might get excessively upset and angry unreasonably.
- Alarm Reaction:
- The first stage includes an ‘Initial-Shock Phase’ in which resistance is lowered, a ‘Counter Shock Phase’ in which defensive mechanism becomes active. Alarm reaction is characterized by increased respiration, rise in the blood pressure, dilated pupils and tensed muscles. Depending on the nature and intensity of the threat and the condition of the organism, the periods of resistance vary and severity of symptoms may differ from ‘mild invigoration’ to ‘disease adaptation’.
- Stage of resistance:
- Maximum adaptation occurs during this stage. The bodily signs characteristic of alarm reaction disappears. Resistance increases to levels above normal. If the stressors persist, or the defensive reaction proves ineffective, the organism deteriorates to the next stage. A sign of being in the resistance stage includes fatigue, anxiety and tension.
- Stage of exhaustion:
- When the adaptation energy is exhausted, signs of alarm reaction reappear and resistance level begins to decline The organism then collapses Consequences of stress can be subjective- like anxiety, apathy; behavioral like alcoholism, drug abuse, accident proneness; cognitive- like poor concentration, mental blocks; physiological- like increased blood pressure, increased heart rate and organizational- like absenteeis.
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