STRESS AND TIME MANAGEMENT AMONG THE POST GRADUATE STUDENTS IN KHAMMAM DISTRICT, TELANGANA – A STUDY

Stress is common amongst students. You will still encounter unexpected troubles that will rock your sanity Students entering colleges are at an obvious turning point in their educational career. It is also a crucial phase in their life in which seeds for their future are sown. The time span spent at this stage by them is both psychologically and sociologically a very important period of his life. This period of adolescence has been described as a time of 'Storm and Stress' as many physical and psychological changes take place in the personality of the student.Moreover it is a period of changes in Biological, Cognitive, Social and effective functioning. Puberty involves dramatic endocrine changes that affect the internal and external structures and functioning of the body. These biological changes may be negative or they may be positive opportunities for adaptation depending primarily on how they perceive the changes. It is a period of cognitive development where young people develop the capacity to think about thinking and youth turn to others who are similar to themselves to determine appropriate behavior. In other words, peers increase in importance and to avoid social ridicule, most youth develop uniformity in  appearance and behavior. They are also ambitious by nature. They may have so ' many aspirations and desires to be fulfilled. Despite their best planning and efforts they may not get the desired success. At times they find themselves in a state of utter confusion and bewilderment. Adolescence is a dangerous period of time where young people experience self organization and role confusion. For them, stress mainly comes from academic tests, interpersonal relations, relationship problems,