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Case Study: "What causes anxiety in work organizations? Hamner and Organ suggest several factors:

"Differences in power in organizations which leave people with a feeling of vulnerability to administrative decisions adversely affecting them; frequent changes in organizations, which make existing behavior plans obsolete; competition, which creates the inevitability that some persons lose 'face,' esteem, and status; and job ambiguity (especially when it is coupled with pressure). To these may be added some related factors, such as lack of job feedback, volatility in the organization's economic environment, job insecurity, and high visibility of one's performance (successes as well as failures). Obviously, personal, nonorganizational factors come into play as well, such as physical illness, problems at home, unrealistically high personal goals, and estrangement from one's colleagues or one's peer group.

Questions:

• Identify the three most significant factors that contribute to workplace stress, in your observation.
• Explain the connection you have observed between work-related stress and illness.
• Describe the impact of work-related stress on mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.