Stress

Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

Any force that when applied to the system causes some significant modification of its form

Question 2

What are the two forms of stress?

Answer 2

Acute and chronic

Question 3

What are the causes of stress known as?

Answer 3

Stressors

Question 4

What are the two strategies that we respond to once we become aware of stress?

Answer 4

Defence

Coping

Question 5

Describe the defence strategies for stress

Answer 5

Involve alleviation of the symptoms or reducing the anxiety

Question 6

Describe the coping strategies for stress

Answer 6

Involve dealing with the source of the stress rather than just the symptoms

Question 7

What is arousal?

Answer 7

To achieve the optimum level of a task performance

Question 8

What is the best level of arousal for optimum task performance?

Answer 8

Medium

Question 9

What are the 5 considerations for a good workload management?

Answer 9

Skilled staff
Correct resources
Achievable targets
HF training for planners
Overload recognition

Question 10

What is domestic stress?

Answer 10

Typically results from major life changes at home

Question 11

What is the main reason for aircraft maintenance engineers’ work related stress?

Answer 11

1) the task or job they are undertaking at that moment is strenuous
2) because of the general organisational environment