Exam 11: Occupational Health Psychology

Mary Margaret is teacher who asked to do tasks that she feels are inappropriate,such as custodial duties.This is referred to as:

Kay works one shift for several weeks and then moves to a different shift for a few weeks,and then works a different shift again.This is called

Recently Mary' job performance has been declining and she is developing feelings of emotional exhaustion and fatigue,she has begun to be hostile towards her co-workers and recently had a "blow-up" with one of her long time clients.I/O psychologists might argue that Mary is experiencing

Burnout is an example of a__________ reaction to being on the job too long.

Jackie has heard rumors that there is to be a downsizing in her department at New Millennium Enterprises.She realizes that she was the last one hired in the department and begins to worry about the security of her job.She begins to experience anxiety.Which category of job strain is she experiencing?

In the sick building phenomenon,many individuals who work in a building develop health problems,due to

Which of the following jobs put employees at particular risk for experiencing Type 2 violence (i.e. ,violence by customers or clients of the organization)?

_________ is an aversive reaction by an employee to a situation at work that requires an adaptive response.

Which of the following was NOT discussed by the text as a physical work condition that could affect health and safety?

What percentage of workplace violence was committed by coworkers or former co-workers?

Working the night shift is associated with which of the following health problems?

In research on burnout,____________ is the feeling that the employee is not achieving anything worthwhile at work.

People who work with the public are at greater risk for:

When Aaron took Organic Chemistry he discovered that the work was too difficult for him.That is,the __________ was very high for Aaron.

Which of the following statements about the use of alcohol as coping is TRUE?

What strain does burnout lead to?

Sandra is torn between attending an important meeting at her office and her 10 year old daughter's baseball game.She is mostly experiencing a type of job stress known as

____ is the perception by employees that co-workers and supervisors engage in self-serving behavior in which they put their own interests above those of the organization and other people.

Work-family conflict is a form of:

Workload has been shown to be related to