Stress Management Training Workplace Stress Management 3

Question 1

What is 'presenteeism' in workplace stress research?

Accepted Answer

Being physically present at work but mentally disengaged due to stress or illness

Answer

Presenteeism refers to reduced productivity caused by employees attending work while impaired by stress, illness, or mental health challenges.

Question 2

Which boundary-setting strategy most directly reduces work–life conflict stress?

Accepted Answer

Creating physical and temporal boundaries between work and personal life

Answer

Establishing clear physical (dedicated workspace) and temporal (set work hours) boundaries prevents work stress from contaminating personal recovery time.

Question 3

Which type of workplace social support is most effective at buffering stress according to research?

Accepted Answer

Emotional support (empathy and understanding)

Answer

Emotional support—feeling heard, understood, and cared for—consistently shows the strongest stress-buffering effect in occupational health research.

Question 4

What does EAP stand for, and what is its primary function in workplace stress management?

Accepted Answer

Employee Assistance Program — provides confidential counseling and referral services

Answer

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) offer confidential short-term counseling, mental health referrals, and work-life resources to help employees manage stress.

Question 5

Workload stress is best addressed at the organizational level by which intervention?

Accepted Answer

Redistributing tasks and adjusting staffing levels

Answer

Organizational interventions that address the actual distribution and volume of work are more effective than individual coping strategies alone for workload-based stress.

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Stress Management Training Workplace Stress Management 3