PSYC 3600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Community Psychology, Absenteeism, Role Conflict

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3600
• Professor: Diane Lawless

Document Summary

Organizational psychology: approaches the examination of organizations from the perspective of the individual. Organizational behavior: approaches the study of organizations from a systems perspective. What do these have in common with community psychology: organizational specialists have developed theories and methodologies that go beyond the individual level of analysis. Person may be compelled to either stay or leave an organization, while an organization may try to convince an individual to stay. Differences include: organizational behavior aim at improving organizational efficiency. And profits, sometimes at the expense of the individuals. Organizational efforts that benefit the individual are often incidental to the main task of improving the organization: community psychology aims to enhance the functioning of. The workplace can provide a source of pride and pain. Zohar(1999) found that work hassles correlate with negative mood and fatigue. Workers can either be too busy or too bored (so true) Three types of work hassles: 1)role conflict(opposing work expectations),