Man in Socio-Technical Environment : A Psychological Overview

The breakdown of an individual's mental health i.e his behavior and adjustment has been increasingly linked by industrial psychologists and organizational personnel to the level of stress he experiences at work in industry. An effort should be made to know, what special stresses industrial worker are exposed to which are different form normal stresses to be experienced by non-industrial people and that lead to psychopathology in them. The study is a pilot survey on 100 pottery workers to get access to their behavior, thoughts and emotions and to perceive these men in socio-technical systems as human beings. The study revealed significant findings to make strong recommendations for the well being of this vulnerable population