STRESS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND SOURCES AMONG ACADEMIC STAFF OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN ADAMAWA STATE

📄 Project Abstract

Stress is one of the serious emotional health problems people experience globally. Every human being has needs and wants and there is a deep hunger and enthusiasm in people to satisfy these demands. However, as effort is made to satisfy these needs one finds himself in a stressful situation. Stress is interwoven with life. American Institute of Stress (2005) opined that the biggest threat to health today is stress. United Kingdom Health and Safety Executives -HES (2005) estimated that over 13 million working days are lost every year because of stress as it is believed to trigger 70 per cent of visit to doctors, and 85 per cent of serious illnesses occurring in the United Kingdom. The cost of stress in terms of human suffering, social and occupational impairment and illness are enormous. In Nigeria, Nweze (2005) submitted that for two and half decades, stress has become a topical issue in management development, seminars and workshops. The author further stated that the prevalence of st...