PSYCH 243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Shift Work
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Psych 243 lecture 30 stressors in the workplace. Job shadowing to learn about job specifics. Cognitive/perceptual (what you are bringing to the job, background) Incomplete choice: inadequate knowledge about the job; unable to accommodate. Over-education and rising expectations: more people with same training competing for the same jobs: people forced into taking lower-level jobs. Changing interests: values and goals change with age and education. Obsolete skills: knowledge out-of-date for present jobs. Burnout: interaction of person, job, and supervision causing loss of motivation and care. Difficult psychological conditions: timeline demands, win-lose competition, quota goals. Occupational hazards: threats from animals, chemicals, enemies, environment, machines, microbes, pollution, vehicles. Irregular working hours: night and shift work disrupt sleep and physiology: can cause chronic biological, mental, and social stressors. Discrimination: bias in hiring, promotions, and pay based upon irrelevant job factors. Interactive effect caused from work overload, conflicts with people on accomplishing job, and lack of supplies, goods, and information to get jobs done.
