Psychology occupational

Anxiety This is generally related to a response that occurs without the presence of real threat it is differentiated from fear, which is generated when the threat is considered serious and negative enough to impair psychological, occupational, or social functioning. 

Duncan, K. D., Gray, M. J. (1975). Scoring Methods for Verificahon and Diagnostic Performance in Industrial Fault-Finding Problems. Journal of Occupational Psychology 48,93-106. 

Campara P, D Andrea F, Micciolo R, et al. 1984. Psychological performance of workers with blood-lead concentration below the current threshold limit value. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 53 233-246. 

Haenninen H, Hemberg S, Mantere P, et al. 1978. Psychological performance of subjects with low exposure to lead. J Occup Med 20 683-689. 

The decision whether to start L-dopa as soon as the diagnosis is made or only when symptoms compromise social, occupational, or psychological well-being has generated controversy. 

Campbell, D. P. (1966). Stability of interests within an occupation over thirty years. Journal of Applied Psychology, 50, 51-56. 

Grasso P, Sharratt M, Davies DM, et al. 1984. Neurophysiological and psychological disorders and occupational exposure to organic solvents. Food Chem Toxicol 22 819-852. 

Meanwhile, a Regular Army lieutenant colonel was now chief of the recently established Psychology Department. He boldly competed for turf with our Clinical Research Department. Some psychologists even tried to preempt occupancy of newly installed padded rooms by simply moving into them, like prospectors staking claims. 

New, powerful techniques in chemistry, odor formulations, bioassays, and olfactometry have supplied us with deeper as well as fresh insights into olfactoiy effects on our behavior. Medicine, psychology, environmental design, occupational safety, air-quality control, marketing, and advertising now consider and contribute to human chemical ecology. 

Evaluation of workers occupationally exposed to sulfuryl fluoride found no effects attributable to exposure in a series of psychological and neurological tests compared with individuals with no history of exposure. ... 

There are numerous methods for recording motor performance (Table 3.3), drawn mainly from occupational and traffic psychology. A comprehensive account of the methods available is given in Kunsman et al. (1992) and Deutsch Lezak (1995, chapter 16). Some of these tasks are subject to a pronounced practice effect and, if repeated several times by the same subject, turn into tests of attention and concentration rather than of motor performance. 

Harkonen, H. 1977. Relationship of symptoms to occupational styrene exposure and to the findings of electroencephalographic and psychological examinations. Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health 40(4) 231-239. 

Lindstrom, K., H. Harkonen, and S. Hernberg. 1976b. Disturbances in psychological functions of workers occupationally exposed to styrene. Scand. J. Work Environ. Health 2(3) 129-139. 

Weber-Tschopp A, Jermini C, Grandjean E. 1976b. Physiological and psychological effects of passive smoking. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 37 277-288. 

Holton III, E.F., The Flawed Four Level Evaluation Model, Human Resource Development Quarterly, 7 6-10, 1996. 4Meyer, J.P., and N.J. Allen, Links Between Work Experiences and Organizational Commitment During the First Year of Employment A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 61 195-209, 1998. 

Corneil, W., Beaton, R., Murphy, S., Johnson, L, Pike, K. (1999). Exposure to traumatic incidents and prevalence of posttrau-matic stress symptomatology in urban fire fighters in two countries. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4, 131-141. 

The psychological and physiological limitations and capabilities constitute the ergonomics or human factors. It is the most important part of the occupational safety and health program. This is to evaluate personnel capabilities and improve human safety, comfort, and productivity in the workplace. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) are the results of ergonomics and limitations of the human body to a sudden change or continuous working on a physical job, especially where most of the jobs are carried out manually. 

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