Psychosocial characteristics

Capuron L, Ravaud A, Miller AH, Dantzer R.Baseline mood and psychosocial characteristics of patients developing depressive symptoms during interleukin-2 and/or inter-feron-alfa cancer therapy. Brain Behav Immun 2004 18 205-13. 

Oetting, E. R, Webb, J. (1992). Psychosocial characteristics and their links with inhalants A research agenda. In C. W. Sharp, F. Beauvais, R. Spence (Eds.), Inhalant abuse A volatile research ajjenda. Research Monograph 129 (pp. 117-171). Rockville, MD National Institute on Drug Abuse. 

TABLE 10—5. Psychosocial Characteristics of Poisoning Patients TABLE 10—7. Examples of the Influence of Drug Overdosage on ... 

Oetting ER, Webb J Psychosocial characteristics and their links with inhalants a research agenda, in Inhalant Abuse A Volatile Research Agenda. Edited by Sharp CW, Beauvais F, Spence R. Washington, DC, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992, pp 59-97... 

One of the most characteristic psychosocial characteristics of this type of work is the contrast between normal operation and process disturbances, when the operator is required to shift from passive supervision to rapid information processing and decision making. Another characteristic feature is the long interval between disturbances and, thereby, the low frequency of opportunities for operators to utilize, much less develop, their process skills. 

Many factors are involved in the control of food intake. Some of the most important factors controlling the amount of food that we eat include environmental factors such as food availability, the characteristics of the food itself (e.g., smell, taste, our eating habits, learned preferences and aversions) as well as other psychological and social factors, including our lifestyle. Although these psychosocial factors are extremely important to the food intake patterns of humans, this section will concentrate on the physiological factors, primarily the role of fat in food intake. 

Skov P, Valbjorn O, Pedersen BV Influence of personal characteristics, job-related factors and psychosocial factors on the sick building syndrome. Scand J Work Environ Health 15 286-295, 1989... 

Typical Psychosocial Work Conditions Characteristic of Repetitive Work... 

Karasek,R.,Brisson,C.,Kawakami,N.,Hontman,l.,Bongers,P.andAmick,B. 1998. The job content questionnaiie An instrument for internationally comparative assessments of psychosocial job characteristics. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 3(4), 322-55. 

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