Category Archives: Causes of Stress

Geer and Maisel (1972) – Lack of Control & Physiological Measures

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Geer, James H., and Eileen Maisel. “Evaluating the effects of the prediction-control confound.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 23.3 (1972): 314.

 

Background

This is the third study we will be looking at from the ’causes of stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Lack of Control‘

This also is the first study we will be looking at from the ‘measuring stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Physiological measures‘

 

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Kanner (1981) – Hassles, Uplifts and Life Events

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Kanner, Allen D., et al. “Comparison of two modes of stress measurement: Daily hassles and uplifts versus major life events.” Journal of behavioral medicine 4.1 (1981): 1-39.

 

Background

This is the second study we will be looking at from the ’causes of stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Hassles and Life Events‘

 

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Johansson et al (1978) – Work & Combined Approach

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Johansson et al (1978) “Social psychological and neuroendocrine stress reactions in highly mechanised work.” Ergonomics21.8 (1978): 583-599.

 

Background

This is the first study we will be looking at from the ’causes of stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Work‘

This also is the third study we will be looking at from the ‘measuring stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Combined Approach‘

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