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WORK LIFE STRESS [5 records]

Record 1 2019-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Religion (General)
  • Psychology
CONT

The spiritual animator is an integral member of the school' s Student Services team. They work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, coordinating efforts with the professionals and administration to better meet the needs of the student population.... In one to one interventions, the animator attempts to address the spiritual, emotional and religious needs of the student as these aspects of life contribute to and are part of the student's reality.... The role of the animator is not to mentor students according to his or her own sense of what is right. The role of the animator is to listen, to seek out students who are suffering and non-judgmentally accompany them through their difficulty. This includes, but is not limited to the areas of bereavement support, family crisis, self-esteem, stress management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Religion (Généralités)
  • Psychologie

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neuroses
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

... a stress-related, short-term, nonpsychotic disturbance [that causes significant] discomfort, distress, turmoil, and anguish to the patient [as well as extremely important] consequences (e.g., suicidal potential) ...

CONT

Work problems, going away to school, an illness — any number of life changes can cause stress. Most of the time, people adjust to such changes within a few months. But if you continue to feel down or self-destructive, you may have an adjustment disorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Névroses
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Le diagnostic de trouble de l'adaptation est porté lorsque des symptômes émotionnels ou comportementaux se développent en réaction à une situation de stress et que ces symptômes ne rencontrent pas les critères d'un autre trouble mental (tel que dépression, trouble anxieux, état de stress aigu, état de stress post-traumatique…)

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
OBS

Title confirmed by the Association.

OBS

This company offers stress management services and educational programs designed to help people and employers learn how to deal more effectively with stress and with the pressures of change, work, management, life and/or illness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
OBS

Appellation confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
  • Labour and Employment
  • Working Practices and Conditions
DEF

[A] form of inner role conflict in which the role pressures from the work and other life domains, such as family, are mutually incompatible in some respect, whereby participation in one role is made more difficult by the virtue of participation in the other ...

CONT

Work/life conflict may be characterized by a lack of fit between employees and their life responsibilities, and the goals of the organization ... Work/life conflict may include issues such as difficulties faced related to child-rearing, other kinship responsibilities, or stressful life events ...

CONT

High work/life conflict is associated with : greater perceived stress, depressed mood, burnout, and poorer physical health; reduced job satisfaction and organizational commitment; more visits to doctors; increased absence from work.

OBS

The term "work-life conflict" has a broader meaning than "work-family conflict" although these terms are sometimes used interchangeably.

Key term(s)
  • work life conflict

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
  • Travail et emploi
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

[Situation] vécue par un employé lorsque les pressions combinées qui s'exercent au travail et à la maison font qu'il est difficile de répondre aux exigences de l'un ou de l'autre de ces rôles.

CONT

[La] possibilité de conflit travail-vie personnelle s'accroît quand de lourdes exigences professionnelles sont associées à un faible contrôle; quand les surveillants ne sont pas sensibles aux besoins des employés; et quand de longues heures de travail ou des horaires de travail rigides sont en conflit avec les obligations familiales ou les dispositions de garde des enfants.

CONT

[Les] maladies, la dépression, l'angoisse, les accidents, les blessures et l'usage de médicaments d'ordonnance sont à la hausse en raison de la persistance du conflit travail-vie personnelle et du stress.

OBS

Le terme «conflit travail-vie personnelle» a un sens plus large que «conflit travail-famille» quoique ces deux termes soient parfois utilisés de façon interchangeable.

Key term(s)
  • conflit travail/vie
  • conflit travail/vie personnelle

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
DEF

A process in which labour and management participate as equal partners in the restructuring of work and the organization of work processes to make jobs more satisfying and to increase the efficiency of the workplace.

CONT

More recently, infections such as hepatitis and AIDS have also been considered as occupational diseases. Socio-psychological conditions that influence the quality of work life include stress, burnout, dissatisfaction, withdrawal, procrastination, apathy, alcohol and drug abuse, and other forms of employee escapist behaviour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

Restructuration du milieu de travail immédiat de manière à rompre la monotonie du travail, à réduire le sentiment d'ennui qu'éprouve le travailleur et, d'une manière générale, à lui procurer une plus grande satisfaction au travail.

CONT

Depuis peu, des infections comme l'hépatite et le SIDA ont été classées parmi les maladies professionnelles. Parmi les conditions sociopsychologiques qui influent sur la qualité de vie au travail on retrouve le stress, l'épuisement professionnel, l'insatisfaction, le retrait, la temporisation, l'apathie, l'alcoolisme et les autres toxicomanies et d'autres comportements d'évasion adoptés par les travailleurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
CONT

[...] los programas de calidad de vida en el trabajo involucran muchas actividades y técnicas, los programas se acompañan con aspectos de fondo diseñados para mejorar la calidad de la vida laboral.

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