PSYCH 111 Study Guide - Sigmund Freud, Personnel Psychology, Industrial And Organizational Psychology
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Sigmund freud said the healthy life is filled by love and by work. For most of us, work is life"s biggest single waking activity. If we feel dissatisfied with our work-related pay, relationships, or identity, we may change where or for whom we work, as 16 percent of australians did in just the year 2000. Most people therefore have neither a single vocation nor a predictable career path. To prepare students for this unknown future, many colleges and universities focus less on training your job skills and more on enlarging your capacities for understanding, thinking, and communicating in any work environment. Amy wrzesniewski and her colleagues have identified person-to-person variations in people"s attitudes toward their work. Across various occupations, some people view their work as a job, a necessary way to make money but not a positive and fulfilling activity. Others view their work as a career, an opportunity to advance from one position to a better position.
