How diploma students manage stress in their study/ Yuliana Mimi Mohamat Zarin, Suriani Abu Bakar& Siti Aspanisya Zimi

Over the years, a large body of research has accumulated on the topic of stress for example Cooper and Smith 1985, Quick&Quick l984; Sethi&Schuler on 1984 to date the typical research strategy has been to develop taxonomies of coping strategy applicable to all situations. However, this approach has produced ambiguous results. For instance, Burke&Belcourt (1974) found that certain coping technique was reported as both effective and in effective for dealing with stress. Most of the people realize that stress could be their best friend or their worst enemy. Too little stress and there is reduce enthusiasm energy for the task, too much and mistakes abound and things a person knew very well are forgotten. Excellent requires finding that right balance and been able to create it when needed.