IMPACT OF STRESS VULNERABILITY ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION

The problem of the research was to see the difference in stress vulnerability in patients experiencing anxiety and depression. It was hypothesized that 1) there will be a difference in stress vulnerability levels in state of anxiety and depression 2) there will be gender difference in stress vulnerability in patients experiencing state of anxiety 3) there will be gender difference in stress vulnerability in patients experiencing state of depression. A sample of 100 patients (50 males and 50 females) was selected through purposive sampling from different psychiatric hospitals of Karachi. Age range was from30 years to 50 years. 50 patients (25males and 25 females) experiencing anxiety were selected and 50 patients (25 males and 25 females) experiencing depression were selected. Stress vulnerability scale was administered to see the difference in stress vulnerability in patients experiencing of anxiety and of depression. Then results were calculated. Mean was calculated for scores on stress vulnerability scale. Difference inmean scores was seen in patients experiencing state of anxiety and state of depression and between male patients and female patients experiencing state of anxiety and state of depression.