COLLAB 2N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Caffeine, Role Conflict, Negative Affectivity
4 Dec 2015
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Stress has become a serious concern for individuals and organizations. The levels of stress in the workplace are at an all-time high. Stress is a leading causes of worker disability: work is reported to be potent source of stress, edging out health and relationships, moderators (what can help/finder how you react to stress): 1. individual. Stress costs organizations billions of dollars each year differences(e. g. personality, ability, thinking styles) 2. organizational factors(e. g. differences(e. g. personality, ability, thinking styles) 2. organizational factors(e. g. social support, policies, comm. ) Personality can affect both the extent to which potential stressors are perceived as stressful and the types of stress reactions that occur. Stressors(primary prevention): environmental events or conditions that have the potential to induce stress/ factors that create demands on the individual. !some conditions would be stressful for just about everyone. !personality often determines the extent to which a potential stressor becomes a real stressor and induces stress.
