Stress and Mental Health Flashcards

Flashcards about Stress and Mental Health

What is the leading cause of disability claims in Canada?

In Canada, mental health is the leading cause of short-term and long-term disability claims.

What are some consequences of poor mental health in organizations?

Increased absenteeism, turnover, and expenditures.

What are the main sources of stigma related to mental health?

Fear, untrue beliefs, and blame.

Besides self-identity, what needs does work fulfill?

Economic need, need for relatedness, and need for self-determination, as well as a sense of purpose.

What is stress?

A state of mental or emotional tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances, preparing us for hostile environmental conditions.

According to the Stressor – Stress – Strain Model, what factors may cause stress?

Workload/demands, control, social support, and respect.

What are stressors?

Factors that cause stress.

What is strain?

Psychological and physiological or behavioral reactions

What are the three models of stress discussed?

Stress as a response, stress as a stimulus, and stress as a transaction.

What are the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?

Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

What is a limitation of 'Stress as a Response'?

It underemphasized the psychological aspect of stress.

What is the Life Events Model of 'Stress as a Stimulus'?

Stress is a significant life event or change that demands response, adjustment, or adaptation.

What are the limitations of 'Stress as a Stimulus'?

Assumes change is inherently stressful and that life events demand the same adjustment across the population.

What is the Transaction Model of Stress?

Stress is a dynamic tension resulting from a transaction between a person and their environment.

What are the stages of the Transaction Model of Stress?

Primary appraisal (is the stressor relevant?), secondary appraisal (do I have resources to cope?), and reappraisal (reevaluating the stressor and resources).

What are some common workplace stressors?

Organizational constraints, interpersonal conflict, role conflict, work overload, and low task control.

What workplace factors contribute to mental health issues?

Lack of support, respect or fairness, lack of employee involvement and development, and lack of work-life balance.

What individual differences can help people experience less stress?

Better physical health, appropriate coping strategies, lower neuroticism, higher extraversion, and a positive self-concept.

What are the three components measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)?

Feelings of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment.

According to the Job Demands-Resources Model of Burnout, what are the two main categories of work conditions?

Job demands (physical, social, or organizational aspects requiring effort) and job resources (aspects that help achieve work goals or reduce demands).

According to the Job Demands-Resources Model of Burnout, what are some examples of job demands?

Physical workload, time pressure, and shift work.

According to the Job Demands-Resources Model of Burnout, what are some examples of job resources?

Feedback, rewards, job control and supervisor support.

What are the categories that impact Work-Life Balance?

Role overload, work-family interference, family-work interference, and caregiver strain.

What are some ways to deal with stress?

Remove the stressor, withdraw from the stressor, change stress perceptions, control stress consequences, and seek social support.

What are the key components of self-compassion?

Being kind to oneself about failures, framing imperfections in terms of common humanity, and being mindful of negative emotions.

What is the process of paying attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental manner?

Mindfulness.

According to the lecture notes, what are some categories that impact Work-Life balance?

Role overload, Work-family interference, Family-work interference and Caregiver strain

What characterizes a growth mindset?

Believing people are changeable and that failure is useful for learning.

What characterizes a fixed mindset?

Believing people are fixed and that failure is diagnostic of ability.

What aspects of life are impacted by sleep?

Performance, decision-making, and attitudes, behaviors and emotions.

What are some organizational approaches to manage workplace stress?

Selection, job fit, goal setting, work design, communication, and wellness programs.