9.4 Can Be A Essay Flashcards
Name stresses
Physical, such as heat, cold, noise, vibration, or presence of something hazardous
Psychological, such as emotional upset worries about real or imagined problems
Reactive, such as events occurring in everyday life
Signs of stress
Physiological symptoms, such as sweating or dryness of the mouth
Health effects, such as nausea, headaches, sleep problems, diarrhoea, ulcers, or difficulties in sleeping
Behavioural symptoms, such as restlessness, shaking, nervous laughter, taking longer over tasks, changes in appetite, or excessive drinking
Cognitive effects, such as poor concentration, indecision, or forgetfulness
Subjective effects include anxiety, irritability, depression, moodiness, or aggression
What are the two different types of coping with defence
Defence strategy (blame someone else)
Coping strategy (deal with the stress)
How do you deal with stress
Counciling
Exercise
Relaxing
What is actual time pressure
Actual pressure, where specified deadlines are imposed by an external source (e.g. management or supervisors) and passed on to engineers.
What is perceived time pressure
Perceived pressure, where engineers feel they are under time pressure when carrying out tasks, even if no definitive deadlines have been set.
What is Self imposed
When you set your self a deadline
How to manage time pressure and deadline
You can be regulation ask you mro to mange you time.on taskes.
How ti improve Work load management
Skilled staff
Correct resource
Achievable targets
HR training for planners
Encourage overload recognition
What is circadian rhythms
Circadian rhythms are physiological and behavioural functions and processes in the body, which have a regular cycle of approximately a day (about 25 hours).
What are the two types of fatigue
Physiological fatigue (happens when you need to sleep to replenish and resort)
Subjective Fatigue ( individual feels sleepy but is not and depends on the person
What are the symptoms of fatigue
Diminished motor skills, concentration short term memory decision making
To different time for taskes
Time since awake
Time on task
What is a substance
Anything with phycoactive properties
Can be illegal or legal
What is the drug alcohol level
80mg/100mg
80 per 100 of blood
No work for 8 hours after