Occupational Stress of Teachers, (Paperback)

Occupational Stress is considered as one of the most important work-related psychological problems. A survey on Occupational Stress, published in the Journal of Managerial Psychology in 2005, ranked teaching as the second most stressful job out of twenty six Occupations analyzed, with only ambulance drivers exceeding the stress levels found in the teaching profession. A Teacher needs to use a lot of energy in his/ her daily chores in the classroom coupled with personal and family commitments. This trend which is routine for a Teacher and it brings in a lot of stress to the teachers. It is important that we should "step back‟ and reflect on what should or needs to be done, that is to focus on priorities or issues or problem areas of importance.