Exam 7: Managing Workplace Stress

Physiological outcomes associated with stress could include all of the following except ___________.

EAPs are typically used in the selection process to assess P-O fit.

What are the two dimensions of fit associated with P-E fit? How can an organization increase P-E fit?

People with the hardiness personality trait ___________.

While there may be no one best approach to managing stress and burnout,there is a general step by step approach that will call attention to and encourage wellness.Describe these steps.

Among the individual outcomes of stress,those classified as psychological are perhaps the most dysfunctional because they can in turn contribute to physical illness.

The experience of work-related and extraorganizational stress produces ___________ outcomes.

Kobasa,proposes that individuals who experience high rates of change without consequently suffering health problems might differ in terms of personality from those who do.She refers to the personality characteristic as ___________.

Researchers have identified several factors that are particularly important contributors to burnout.These factors include ___________.

Being torn by conflicting demands from a supervisor about the job and being pressured to get along with people with whom you are not compatible are both examples of ___________.

What is a moderator? Discuss at least three conditions that may act as stress moderators.

Those low on ________ are more likely to be poorer performers,receive fewer rewards,and generally be less successful in their careers.

Joe has been practicing a technique that he claims has increased the left-side brain activities and reduced the right-side activity.He is most likely practicing ___________.

Long-duration stress is sometimes referred to as chronic stress.

If you are low on _________,you have a tendency to be antagonistic,unsympathetic,and even rude,toward others.These attributes increase the likelihood you will find other people to be a source of stress.

Jan feels she has too many things to do and insufficient time to complete her job.Jan may be suffering from ___________ overload.

In a study that examined the relationship of overload,underload,and stress,executives _________ reported more significant medical problems.

Stress of short duration is sometimes referred to as _______ stress while long-duration stress is sometimes referred to as _________ stress.

EAPs are designed to deal with both work and nonwork related problems.

A comprehensive survey of American workers concluded that a ______ of them experienced job-related depressions.