PYC1502
Assignment 01
EDUCATION
Semester 01
2021
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ASSIGNMENT 1
Question 1
Option 1
Reference: Textbook page 334
The contextualisation of the stress process is based on four assumptions Jordaan,
1998):
1. An event does not have a universal meaning independent of the situation in
which it occurs, or independent of the person who perceives the event. In
other words, an event gains its meaning when it is perceived by somebody
in a particular situation. This means that one person may perceive an event
as a stressor, while another person may not. 1t also means that a person may
experience an event as stressful on one occasion but may not see it as such
in another situation.
Question 2
Option 2
Reference: Textbook page 127
When people become overly stressed, their performance suffers. This is known as the Yerkes-
Dodson
law.
Question 3
Option 3
Reference: Textbook page 332
A more benign but equally serious problem that arises from prolonged experience
to stress is burnout. The problem is serious because it affects economically active
individuals. Burnout may develop unobtrusively over months or years.
Question 4
Option 2
Reference: Textbook page 335
There are three categories of potential stressors Jordaan, 1998; Feldman, 2003:362- 332)
These are:
(1) universal events that affect the majority of people in society or in the world;
(2) personal events that are specific to a community or an individual; and
(3) micro events that affect the individual on an everyday basis. Examples of universal events
are natural disasters, terrorist attacks like 9/11, the occurrence of epidemic diseases,
a cure for a previously incurable disease. up-and-down swings in the world economy
Assignment 01
EDUCATION
Semester 01
2021
Disclaimer: We are not affiliated to any university and this document may not be used
to plagiarize but only for revision, understanding and comparison purposes.
Do Not Dupicate
For Registaration Email to
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ASSIGNMENT 1
Question 1
Option 1
Reference: Textbook page 334
The contextualisation of the stress process is based on four assumptions Jordaan,
1998):
1. An event does not have a universal meaning independent of the situation in
which it occurs, or independent of the person who perceives the event. In
other words, an event gains its meaning when it is perceived by somebody
in a particular situation. This means that one person may perceive an event
as a stressor, while another person may not. 1t also means that a person may
experience an event as stressful on one occasion but may not see it as such
in another situation.
Question 2
Option 2
Reference: Textbook page 127
When people become overly stressed, their performance suffers. This is known as the Yerkes-
Dodson
law.
Question 3
Option 3
Reference: Textbook page 332
A more benign but equally serious problem that arises from prolonged experience
to stress is burnout. The problem is serious because it affects economically active
individuals. Burnout may develop unobtrusively over months or years.
Question 4
Option 2
Reference: Textbook page 335
There are three categories of potential stressors Jordaan, 1998; Feldman, 2003:362- 332)
These are:
(1) universal events that affect the majority of people in society or in the world;
(2) personal events that are specific to a community or an individual; and
(3) micro events that affect the individual on an everyday basis. Examples of universal events
are natural disasters, terrorist attacks like 9/11, the occurrence of epidemic diseases,
a cure for a previously incurable disease. up-and-down swings in the world economy
