Ch. 7 Stress and Well Being at Work

Ch. 7 Stress and Well Being at Work

39 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Stress
The unconscious preparation to fight or flee that a person experiences when faced with any demand
Stressor
The person or event that triggers the stress response
Distress
The adverse psychological, physical, behavioral, and organizational consequences that may arise as a result of stressful event
Strain
Distress
Homeostasis (approach to stress)
A steady state of bodily functioning and equilibrium
Homeostatic/medical
Homeostasis + external environmental demand = Stress Fight Flight
Cognitive Appraisal (approach to stress)
Individuals differ in their appraisal of events and people, what is stressful for one person is not for another
Cognitive appraisal 2 (approach to stress)
Problem focused coping emphasizes managing the stressor. emotion-focused coping emphasizes your response
Person-environment Fit (approach to stress)
Good person-environment fit: a persons skills and abilities match a clearly defined, consistent set of role expectations
Person-environment Fit (approach to stress)pt 2
Stress,strain,&depression occur when roleexpectations are confusing&conflicting, or whenthepersonsskillsabilitiesdonotmeetdemandsofsocialrole
Cognitive appraisal (approach to stress) pt 3
Perception and cognitive appraisal determines what is stressful
Psychoanalytic (approaches to stress) "ego ideal" and "self image"
Ego ideal-the embodiment of a persons perfect self + Self Image- how a person sees oneself, both positively and negatively = stress
Psychoanalytic (approaches to stress) "ego ideal + self image = Stress"
The difference between ego ideal and self image
Work Demands - task demands
Change and uncertainty lack of control career progress new technology work overload/ underload
Work Demands - Role demands
Role conflict: Interrole, Intrarole, Person-role Role ambiguity