ABSTRACT CATEGORY/SUBTHEME- Health Management
TITLE
TOOLS FROM TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTHY MIND AND JOVIAL LIFE
PRESENTING AUTHOR’s CONTACT DETAILS (sugusugandha1822@yahoo.in),
IHMR, 1, prabhudayal Marg, Sanganer airport, Jaipur-302011,
AUTHOR
Sugandha Gupta
AFFILIATION DETAILS
Students of Post Graduate Diploma in Health Management at Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India ABSTRACT TEXT
A man's life today faces all sorts of challenges and obstacles that hamper his normal functioning and most of the time his pressure is too hard to handle. When we are expected to meet the changing demands, we undergo stress. Stress – the word itself brings a shiver down the spine. The new centaury has really given meaning to this word. It’s there, at home, at school, at work place, at everywhere.
Routine hassles are known to have significant negative effects on person’s mental and physical health. It’s nothing bad; neither does it always hamper your performance. Look at the people who dive deep in the sea, the coal miners, and the mountaineers, who live with stress all the time. The notable difference is that they can handle the stress. Isn’t it applicable to everyone? Since stress is a multifaceted phenomenon, no simple solution is available. Furthermore, differences in the particular circumstances of each case make it impossible to provide a unique solution for the management of stress. Even though many self help books and self management programs are available that teaches how to cope with stress, however a recent spate has been seen in the use of technology to deal with stress. India has the world's second-largest mobile phone user base with over 929.37 million users as of May 2012 and world's third-largest Internet user-base with over 137 million as of June 2012. Seeing the latest trend, number of telephonic counselling and web based