Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture 4: Mos 2181 Lecture 4

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Sarah Ross

Document Summary

Stress and motivation: stress, stress a psychological response to demands when there is something at stake for the individual and when coping with these demands would tax the individual"s resources. Taxing to you to deal with things (demands) that are important to you: stressors demands that cause the stress response, strains negative consequences of the stress response. Headaches, stomach aches, anger, anxiety, increased blood pressure are all examples. Video: identifying stressors: strains: lady sitting at desk with puffer and wiping her nose, guy rubbing his neck, stressors: daily hassle stressors is the category. They"re minor events in an organization, but once they build up over time they can lead to various strains on an individual. Transactional theory of stress: a theory that explains how stressful demands are perceived and appraised, as well as how people respond to the perceptions and appraisals. Stressors (primary appraisal: is this stressful?: hindrance stressors.