Stress Management in Work SettingsLawrence R. Murphy, Theodore F. Schoenborn The contributors to this volume address current issues and problems in the field of stress management and provide guidance toward the development, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of stress management programs in work settings. The authors' aim is to shift the present mind set of brief stress workshops toward more comprehensive actions which target both the organization and the individual worker as intervention points for stress reduction. Collectively labeled as stress management, methods such as muscle relaxation, meditation, biofeedback, and cognitive strategies have been taught to workers as a means of reducing psycho-physiological and subjective distress. These preventative strategies have focused exclusively on the healthy individual worker. As presently defined, stress management has a negligible role in reducing organizational stress. The authors suggest that a more appropriate application would be a complement to job redesign or organizational change intervention. They also argue that conceptual issues are as important as logistical ones in determining program success. |
Contents
An Overview of Organizational Stress and Health | 31 |
A Review of Organizational Stress Assessment | 45 |
STRESSMANAGEMENT PROGRAMS | 63 |
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Stress Management in Work Settings Lawrence R. Murphy,Theodore F. Schoenborn No preview available - 1989 |