Exam 9: Managing Individual Stress

_______________ is present whenever compliance by an individual to one set of expectations about a job conflicts with compliance to another set of expectations.

A study of 2,100 employees,chosen from 23 different occupations,found that _______________ reported the most boredom and apathy with their job conditions.

Name four negative psychological consequences of stress.

Is conscientiousness related to stress?

Which of the following can be brought under voluntary control through the use of biofeedback techniques?

Explain the typical workweek of a eurocommuter.

Which of the following are moderators of stress?

Why is social support effective as a stress moderator?

A _______________ is a condition,behavior,or characteristic that qualifies the relationship between two variables.

How can P-E fit impact stress?

Identify several moderators of the stress process.

Polls indicate that over 40 percent of Japanese workers aged 30 to 60 believe they will die from the stress of overwork,what the Japanese call "corporate samurai."

_______________ has been cited as the greatest cause of poor health habits.

Two types of organizational programs have become particularly popular during the last two decades: employee assistance programs and _______________ programs.

Provide an example of emotion-focused coping.

While generally seen as effective in promoting health,current trends indicate wellness programs have lost favor,as fewer employers are offering these programs.

What is the relationship between stress and personality? What aspects of personality might tend to increase stress? Decrease it?

Executives in the low end of the stress range,report less serious medical problems.

Workers' compensation laws are increasingly eliminating benefits for injuries stemming from workplace stress.

Stress is not likely to result from a mismatch between an employee's talents and the job requirements.