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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