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Document ID (ISN)111459
CIS number 11-0142
ISSN - Serial title 0049-0059 - Segurança
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Campos P.
Title Stress: The motor of life having become the new workplace killer
Original title Stresse: de motor da vida a novo assassino no trabalho [in Portuguese]
Bibliographic information Mar.-Apr. 2010, Vol XLV, No. 195, p. 14-17. Illus. 9 ref.
Abstract This article on stress addresses its dual nature: on one hand a motor of life and on the other a "killer at the place of work" (burnout, occupational accidents). It examines the various factors influencing the development of occupational stress, its consequences and coping mechanisms, together with prevention and intervention strategies.
Descriptors (primary) Burnout; psychology of work organization; stress factors
Descriptors (secondary) anxiety; insomnia; fatigue; job dissatisfaction; responsibilities of employers; safety and health training
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Psychology of work organization
Mental stress and burnout