
142 – Work Pressures
Purpose/Objectives: Managers and supervisors must be able to recognize the
causes of stress and its effects on performance and pro-
ductivity. In this exercise, participants are asked to
identify what things or activities on the job are stress-
ful. Then, after dividing into two groups, the first group
is asked to identify some psychological reactions to
these stress factors, and the second group to identify
some of the physical effects that develop from contin-
ued exposure to these stress factors. Then participants
use a questionnaire to analyze their own work environ-
ments. This application exercise highlights areas ...