organisational stress - Pondicherry University DSpace Portal

manifesmtiona of losa of appetite, sleeplessness, sweating andulcers or other physical illnesses of various degrees.Phys~ologcal stress ia descnbed as the state of the organismfollowng fmlure of the normal homeostatrc regulatory mechanismof adaptat~on Homeostas~s is the state of balance In an organlsmWhen It is disturbed, it results m heterostat~s (state of imbalance)When su~table or adequate mechanism is not avmlable to comeback to the balanced posltlon, 11 might result in stress Stress 1sman~festrd through the symptoms of aGeneral AdaptationS\ ndromc (Hans Selve. 1930)Ps\chologlcnl strrss rrfrrs to a state of the organlsm or the~nd~v~dual and thr euper~rncrd stress 1s complexThe phys~calconsequrnccs Include ps\chosomatic disorders, letharg2 andemot~onal exhaustion Rycholog~call! the ~ndl\idual might feelanxious, tense, ahenated, depersonalised and frustrated Thus. itcan bc sad that stress occurs at an tndtvldual level and it IS aninternal psvcholo~cal experience lnvoivlng feelings, attitudes,motives and urpectauons It 16 a negatlve expencnce, wh~chconcerns distress, discomfort, dvafunct~on and negahve