EFFECTIVENESS OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG WORKING WOMEN

Priya Kumari; Nikath Fathima

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

EFFECTIVENESS OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUE IN REDUCING ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG WORKING WOMEN

Priya Kumari, Nikath Fathima

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Now days, stress plays a major role in the society. Tension and anxiety as well as depression, are frequent emotional consequences of stress. Mainly females are more prone for headaches, frustration, poor memory, increased risk of consumption, etc. The working women experiences high level of stress as compared to an unemployed women. Jacobson relaxation technique used among working individuals helps to reduce the anxiety and depression to improve the quality of life (QOL). METHODOLOGY: Forty (40), Working women from the school were participated in this study with ages of 20 – 45years. Jacobson relaxation technique and pranayama were performed. They were two groups to reduce anxiety and depression to improve the QOL. On the basis of questionnaire HRS (Hamilton rating scale) selected for experimental and control group. For experimental group given muscle relaxation technique as well as for control group pranayama has been practiced. RESULT: The result states that , there is a significant increase in group A(p=0.7880) Jacobson relaxation technique than group B(p=0.1000) pranayama technique among working women. CONCLUSION: Pranayama has the lowest value compared to those of the Jacobson relaxation technique.