PSY BEH 11C Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Human Services

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 11C
• Professor: Joanne Zinger

Document Summary

I/o psychology and health and wellness stress at work: stressful work settings. High job demands (heavy workload, time pressure) inadequate opportunities to participate in decision making. High level of supervisor control lack of clarity about criteria for competent performance: unemployment/underemployment is stressful related to physical health problems. More likely to have heart attack, diabetes, stroke, and psychological problems. Whole identity is wrapped up around what we do for: burnout: emotional exhaustion work extremely distressed psychological state. Depersonalization, worry, resentment can be very rewarding yet also very draining. Psychological or work withdrawal stop responding to emails and emotionally check out.