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LCritchfi · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Research compiled in the early 1980s revealed sources of work-based stress. These include:

a. perception of job as uninteresting, repetitious, overloaded and demanding.
b. unpleasant work environment, necessity to work fast, excessive and inconvenient hours.
c. inadequate income.
d. all of the above.

Question 2

Define stress and discuss some of the specific job features that pose a threat to the worker.

What will be an ideal response?

Sarahjh · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

Stress in this context has been defined as a psychophysical response to various stimuli. Sources of stress have been the subject of research for several decades, and in the early 1980s work-related stressor sources were compiled by a number of researchers.
Most sources of stress uncovered in the 1970s and 1980s would probably be found in today's work climate, with the exception of workplace structure, which reflected a predominately different set of conditions than we currently find.
Specific job features can pose a threat to the worker. What is being suggested here is that stress involves interactions of work conditions with worker traits that change normal psychological and/or physiological functions.
Major job stressors, however, are contributing factors to serious consequences for the worker such as overload, role ambiguity, technostress, under- and overpromotion, spillover, and electronic performance monitoring.