Psychology › Section N · Stress, lifestyle, and health › Topic N.2
Stressors
A stressor can be a flood, a wedding, a lost set of keys or a boss who never says thank you. This topic sorts stressors into types, shows how researchers tried to measure them, and explains why work can wear people down.
In this topic
- Acute and chronic stressors
- Traumatic events
- Life changes and the SRRS
- Worked example: scoring two people
- What the SRRS evidence shows
- Criticisms of the life-change approach
- Daily hassles and close relationships
- Stress at work and job strain
- Worked example: applying the demand-control model
- Job burnout
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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