Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Circulatory System, Presenteeism, Gastrointestinal Tract

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

Document Summary

The psychological response to demands when there is something at stake for the individual, and when coping with these demands would tax or exceed the individual"s capacity or resources. People differ in terms of how they perceive and evaluate stressors and the way they cope with them. A theory that explains how stressful demands are perceived and appraised, as well as how people respond to the perceptions of appraisals. Evaluation of whether a demand is stressful and, if it is, the implications of the stressor in term of personal goals and well-being. Job demands that are not appraised as being stressful. Stressors that tend to be appraised as thwarting progress toward growth and achievement. Others" having differing expectations of what an individual needs to do in a role. A lack of direction and information about what needs to be done in a role. An excess of demands on an employee preventing him or her from working effectively.