MHR 711 Chapter Notes -Occupational Safety And Health, Interactional Justice, Occupational Stress
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Stress- an individual"s internal response to, or evaluation of, stressors; often characterized by negative feelings of arousal. General adaption syndrome- the body"s way of gearing up for fight or flight (i. e. , to confront or run away from a predator). Moderator- a variable that changes the relationship between two other variables (i. e. , risk factor, buffer, negative affectivity) Risk factor- a variable that increases the negative effects of stress. Buffer- a variable that protects people from the negative effects of stress. Type a behavior- action-emotion complex that can be observed in any person who is aggressively involved in achieving more than normal standards. Negative affectivity- a dispositional dimension reflecting persistent individual differences in the experience of negative emotion. Strain- the result of stress; it classified into four categories of reactions: psychological, physical, behavioural, and organizational. Primary interventions- stress interventions that involve the reduction or removal of actual stressors.