Introduction

According to Wikipedia, Homeostasis is the property of a system in which

variables are regulated so that the internal condiions remain stable and relatively
consant. It can atain by maintaining human system in normal range or in balance. When
people cannot atain Homeostasis, stress will occur. Stress is a reaction to a stimulus
that disturbs peoples physical or mental equilibrium. It can interfere with normal living,
damage human physical health or causes difficulties with concentration or mood. The
internal and external factors that affect the individual are called stressors (Potter and
Perry, 2001). According to Dr. Isaac Eliaz (2011), stress become hindrance in order to
keep up in performances thats why stress management should be implemented to the
people who are experiencing stress.
Several stressors such as the pressire of being seperated from their families,
academic hardships, peer pressure and time management were experienced by the
freshmen college students. The De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) freshmen lasallian students
had a hard time in coping up with college curriculum since they are used with the high
school curriculum. The situation of the freshmen students had led the researchers to
conduct a study regarding the levels of the stress and its management. The researchers
would use the profile of the freshmen students as to their gender, age and weekly
allowance to know if their profiles have a significant relationship between the level of
stress they get from various sources of stress in the environment and the level of stress
management techniques they have. The level of stress from various sources of stress
and level of stress management of the respondents were also discussed in the study to

know whick among the sources of stress given contribute most to the sress of the
freshmen lasallian students and which of the given stress management were used by
freshmen students.
The researchers aim to identify the significance of the profile of respondents and
the level of stress they get from various sources and level of stress management they
have. The study is chosen to promote benefit to freshmen and to their subordinates in
times that they are stressed. It is importan that they will be able to manage stress to
avoid further illness and to make themselves respond to different stressors they will
encounter in the future.
The study is conducted to observe the situation of the freshmen lasallian
students of DLSL, giving of survey questionaries that would be answered by the chosen
respondents, gathering of informaion from books, magazines, journal, related studies
and websites.