Work Related Stress

Question 1

what are the three stages of work related stress?

Answer 1

• alarm reaction:initial stage of lowered resistence followed by counter-shock. defense mechanisms become active
• resistence:the stage of maximum adaption and hopefully successful return to equilibrium for the individual
• exhaustion: when adaptive mechanisms collapse

Question 2

what are the three stages of work related stress?

Answer 2

• alarm reaction:initial stage of lowered resistence followed by counter-shock. defense mechanisms become active
• resistence:the stage of maximum adaption and hopefully successful return to equilibrium for the individual
• exhaustion: when adaptive mechanisms collapse

Question 3

what is work related stress?

Answer 3

the intervenin psychological process that link exposure to work-related problems. Stress is a negative emotional stae that results from the transactions between a person and their environment. It is something that is caused by work.

Question 4

Three categories of stress models?

Answer 4

structural approaches (Demand - Control Model)
transactional approaches
resource based approaches

Question 5

according to the demand and control model, what four categories of job were indentified

Answer 5

• passive job (low d, low c)
• high strain jobs (high d, low c)
• low strain job (low d, high c)
• active job (high d , high c)

Question 6

According to Fox et., why is control important?

Answer 6

• gives oppurtunity to deal better with their demands

- fulfils basic human need for control

Question 7

What is the strain hypothesis

Answer 7

• the basic premis is that , like control, emotional support or practical help reduces the impact of high work demands on employees