STRESS AND ITS PREVENTION

The word'stress'is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as a state of affair involving demand on physical or mental energy'. It is a condition or circumstance (not always adverse), which can disturb the normal physical and mental health of an individual. Extreme stress conditions, psychologists say, are detrimental to human health but in moderation stress is normal and, in many cases, proves useful. Stress, nonetheless, is synonymous with negative conditions. Today, with the rapid diversification of human activity, we come face to face with numerous causes of stress and the symptoms of stress an.