PSY BEH 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 84: Psy, Cardiovascular Disease
17 Dec 2019
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Lecture: work in adulthood: work in adulthood: Most people spend about 1/3 of their lives at work. Survey: 34% of americans worked 40 hours per week, but. 18% worked 51 hours or more per week. Only 10% worked less than 30 hours per week. High unemployment rate for college graduates as well as. Work is stressful: survey: 55% said they were less productive because of stress, stress from: low salaries, lack of advancement opportunities, uncertain job expectations, long hours, linked to hypertension in employees. Problems with banks and economic recession toward end of first decade of 21st century have produced very high unemployment rates, especially in the us. Unemployment is related to increased rates of physical problems, mental problems substance abuse, and marital difficulties. Unemployment was associated with higher rates of tobacco and illicit drug use, as well as heavy alcohol use.
