Category Archives: Measuring Stress

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

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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Holmes and Rahe (1967) – Self-report

Holmes, Thomas H., and Richard H. Rahe. “The social readjustment rating scale.” Journal of psychosomatic research 11.2 (1967): 213-218.

 

Background

This is the second 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 ‘Self-report

 

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Johansson et al (1978) – Work & Combined Approach

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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