organisational stress - Pondicherry University DSpace Portal

Like Science stress is a good servant but a bad master. Wehave to keep stress under our control not the other way round.The forbidden apple mentioned in the bible was the source of allsons of evil for Adam & Eve. The falling apple in Newton's life wasthe source ofinspiration for the scientist to invent thegravitational theory. It was not the fault of the fruit but it was thefault of the mdividuals who make or mar the use of the fruit. Thesame argument can hold good for stress also. It is not the stressthat IS harmful but how one controls it, that makes the difference.It has been proved that persons can be divided into twotypes. - 7')pe 'A' & Type 'B' In terms of their personality. Type 'A'persons have achievement need, high motivation and time urgencysense- ail contribution to stress. Much of the stress experiencedby these persons is self imposed and they are very easily prone tostress.Type 'B' are easy going, sociable, laid-back and non-compeutive. A little introspection will pve an insight into one'spersonellty whether he is'A' or Type 73'.