Stress and Its Management

Joseph Onyebuchukwu Idoko^1*, Benedict Chico Emerenwa Agoha², Adeniyi Sholarin Muyiwa², Oyeyemi Adeyemi Kunle¹

¹Counselling Centre, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.
²Department of Psychology, School of Human Resource Development, College of Leadership & Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria.

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1101940                

Abstract

Stress is not a useful term for scientist because it is such a highly subjective phenomenon that has no single definition. It is always seen from a physicist and psychological perspective. Stress is a Latin word “stringer”, meaning to draw tight and it was used in the 17th century to describe hardships and afflictions. By 18th century stress denoted force, pressure strain or strong efforts referring primarily to an individual producing strain. Profounder of this view indicates that an individual’s stress level can be measured the same way we can measure physical strain upon a machine. Stress based on this perspective looks at stress as an outside stimulus.

Keywords

Stress, Symptoms, Management

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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