BU288 Study Guide - Final Guide: Workplace Bullying, Organizational Commitment, Job Design
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Environmental events or conditions that have the potential to induce stress. Examples include extreme heat, cold, isolation or hostile people. Individual personality often determines the extent to which a potential stressor becomes a real stressor and actually induces stress. A psychological reaction to the demands inherent in a stressor with the potential to make a person feel tense or anxious due to coping with such demands. All people require a certain level of stimulation from their environment, and moderate levels of stress can serve in this function. Some are passive responses where the individual has little direct control, such as elevated blood pressure or a reduced immune function. Stress reactions that involve coping attempts might be directed towards dealing directly with the stressor or simply reducing anxiety generated by stress. Passive responses are more effective than coping attempts. Concerns people"s beliefs about the factors that control their behaviour.
