This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Describe the positive psychological state called vigor. List the top three activities positively ... (Read 87 times)

rl

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 579
Describe the positive psychological state called vigor. List the top three activities positively related to vigor.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How does leading researcher Arie Shirom define burnout?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

emsimon14

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 344
Answer to Question 1

Vigor is a positive psychological state characterized by emotional energy, physical strength, and cognitive liveliness (Shraga & Shirom, 2009). Workplace meaningful interactions, challenge, and success are the top three activities positively related to vigor (Shraga & Shirom, 2009).

Answer to Question 2

Arie Shirom, one of the leading researchers in the area, defines burnout as an affective reaction to ongoing stress whose core content is the gradual depletion over time of individuals' intrinsic energetic resources, including the components of emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness.. Notice the key words are affective, ongoing stress, gradual depletion. energy, emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, and cognitive weariness. So according to Shirom, burnout is a long-term process mediated by our emotional reactions to stress that saps our emotional, physical, and mental energy reserves.




rl

  • Member
  • Posts: 579
Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM


scikid

  • Member
  • Posts: 300
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

Did you know?

Pregnant women usually experience a heightened sense of smell beginning late in the first trimester. Some experts call this the body's way of protecting a pregnant woman from foods that are unsafe for the fetus.

Did you know?

For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.

Did you know?

In 2010, opiate painkllers, such as morphine, OxyContin®, and Vicodin®, were tied to almost 60% of drug overdose deaths.

Did you know?

Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.

Did you know?

Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library