ABSTRACT
Human body is endowed with an enormous capacity to cope up with stress. Body’s entire machinery work together to achieve the goal of maintaining the homeostasis. Stressful situations have also become a part of life and both physical and psychological stress are subjected to body response in different ways.Stress is defined as nonspecific response of the body to any demand. Most of the time such stress is psychological one. Aims & Objectives: This study was conducted to see the effect of psychological stress in young students, to evaluate the magnitude of stress under different grades and to identify the students more vulnerable to stress. Methods: The present study was conducted on first year students of Medical College in Meerut. Pulse rate and Eosinophil count were measured of all the students during various periods. Results: Pulse rate was increased significantly in all the subjects of either sex before the examination and Eosinophil count was decreased significantly in all the subjects of either sex. Conclusion: In our study a compare of eosinophil count was made among the students in various phase of psychological stress. All the changes in stress occur probably due to stimulation of sympatho-adrenanl activation via hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). We must focus on stress-free environment in schools and colleges.