Personality Mapping a Guide to Stress Management

Recent years have witnessed an upsurge of interest m how personality affects the stress process. What's stressful to one person may be all m a day's work for another The difference appears to he m our perceptions of various events. Mental health professionals believe personality plays a significant role m how we perceive stress. People with "Type A" personalities, for example, are rushed, ambitious, time-conscious and driven. Studies suggest these traits, If not properly managed, can create stress-related illesses. In contrast, the "Type B" personality is a much more relaxed, less time-conscious and driven person. Type B personalities are able to view things more adaptively. They are better able to put things into perspective, and think through how they are going to deal with situations. Consequently they tend to be less stress-prone. This paper reports discusses findings on the relationships between personality and stress. The findings are based on empirical research. The data has been collected through Organisational Role stress and Big-5 inventories.