WORK STRESS. 

Ravi Khanna, 36, a senior foreign bank executive based at Bombay, is leading a comfortable  life  which,  anybody  can  dream  of.  He  often  has  to go to abroad for  his  routine  business  work. Very recently his bank has started some new banking schemes to enhance the business like credit cards, portfolio management  and personal  loans, etc. This  all  has  increased his  workload tremendously.

Although there  is sufficient  staff  to look after all  those sections  independently and he does  not have  to bother  for  the  day-to-day  working, but  after  all  being  at  the  helm  of  affair, he  has  to supervise everything. And since  he  is so meticulous  in  his planning  and working, he expects the same  from  others  also, and  this  is  where  he  is  many  a  times  a  disappointed man. He  becomes tense. At the end of each day  ultimately  he  finds  himself amidst the  heap of  unfinished, pending papers and files. The  year end was coming close; he was getting  increasingly busy  finalizing the annual accounts and balance sheet, plus  his  usual routine  work. This  heavily busy schedule one day  took the  toll. What  happened, in the  morning while  getting ready  for  work he  was standing in  front  of  the  dressing table  mirror  in his  bedroom  fixing  his  tie  knot, suddenly  he  felt  some giddiness and before he could realize what was  happening, he  fell  flat on the  floor with the  loud noise. His  wife  Sunita, who was  preparing morning  breakfast  for  him, came  running in the bedroom. She was too shocked to speak anything, she just cried. Ravi's mother who was in pooja room, came running and rang  up the  family doctor. It took some time  for the doctor to reach but in  the  meantime  Ravi  gained consciousness. Everyone  in the  family was so much worried as the doctor  examined him  and advised him  complete  bed rest. But  Ravi, as  usual, was  quite  casual about this  whole  incidence, as  he tried to brush  it aside but  the doctor and Ravi's  mother did not give  in. He  was  taken  to a  reputed hospital  where  all  investigations  were  carried out  and ultimately he was diagnosed as a diabetic having high blood pressure. 

1.  What in your opinion  was Ravi Khanna's main problem? What other Problems did he have? What was his coping style?

2. How could  he cope  with  his  personal and professional  life to be  more effective?