Department of Physiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Fort, K R Road, Bangalore
Online published on 24 September, 2014.
Irritability is a prominent symptom in spectrum of female specific mood disorder causing problem to oneself and in relationship with family, friends and community. As there is no precise instrument to measure it, not many studies have been done on irritability especially in females. An attempt has been made to study and score irritability in working and non working females.
To study the effect of work pressure on working female by scoring their irritability on comparison with non working female.
Study group comprised of 40 working females working at BMCRI establishment office and 40 non working females in Bangalore aged 20–40 yrs. Their irritability was scored using Born Steiner self rating irritability score which has two scales- irritability scoring and visual scoring
Statistical analysis showed that irritability scoring was high in working women compared to non working women. Visual scoring showed that irritability is causing problem for oneself and in relationship with family, friends and community.
Occupation demands and home responsibilities which act as stress inducers, because of which hippocampus, amygdale and prefrontal cortex undergo stress induced remodeling which alters behavioral and physiological responses leading to high irritability in working females.
Irritability, Stress, Working Female
