01325pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002500040245010400065260000900169300001400178362000800192520089300200650002601093700002601119773003401145180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSrivastava, Nivedita  aManaging stress through progressive relaxation therapy: an exploratory study on executives with CHD  c2002  ap.245-54.  aOct  aThe present paper intends to study the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on executives with coronary heart disease.  The main objectives of the study were to compare the job stress level, coping strategies and personality type of public sector senior executives with and without CHD.  The Sample  for the study consisted of 70 senior executives from  B.H.E.L., Bhopal.  To have a comparative study of the variables, matched group design was opted.  The findings reveal that there is significant difference in the stress levels, coping strategies and personality type among executives with and without CHD.  Executives with CHS had more job stress, ineffective coping strategies and type A personality in comparison to the executives without CHD.  Further, the practice of progressive muscle relaxation brings significant reduction in the stress levels of CHD patients. - Reproduced.  aOccupational diseases  aPattanayak, Biswajeet  aManagement and Labour Studies