Organizational Behavior
Chapter 18
Stress and Well-Being
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. A major problem in industry today is the failure to adjust to work.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. While stress is pervasive in personal life, research finds that it is not the case in the work
environment.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
3. Aside from the human cost, stress-related illness and injuries in the workplace place a
tremendous financial burden on companies.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
4. Stress, by definition, is bad and harmful.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
5. Anxiety refers to a psychological reaction to an obstruction or impediment to goal-oriented
behavior.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. When individuals have inadequate information concerning their roles, they experience role
overload.
a. True
b. False
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Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
7. Weaker bonds of trust, respect, and attraction often stem from the presence of conflict in
one’s role.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
8. Interestingly, psychological and physiological reactions to the job are not affected by either
role overload or role underutilization.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
9. Taken together, occupation and role processes represent a sizable influence on whether or
not an employee experiences high stress levels.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
10. Increased participation and personal control over one’s job is often associated with negative
outcomes.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
11. Many successful managers are Type A.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
12. Most top executives tend to be Type B personalities.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Buffering Effects on Work-Related Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
13. A clear sense of where they are going and a sense of not being easily deterred by hurdles is
characteristic of people with hardiness.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Buffering Effects on Work-Related Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
14. Severe anxiety and/or frustration are typically accompanied by high degrees of stress.
a. True
b. False
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Chapter 18
Stress and Well-Being
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. A major problem in industry today is the failure to adjust to work.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. While stress is pervasive in personal life, research finds that it is not the case in the work
environment.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
3. Aside from the human cost, stress-related illness and injuries in the workplace place a
tremendous financial burden on companies.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
4. Stress, by definition, is bad and harmful.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Problems of Work Adjustment LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
5. Anxiety refers to a psychological reaction to an obstruction or impediment to goal-oriented
behavior.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. When individuals have inadequate information concerning their roles, they experience role
overload.
a. True
b. False
May 31, 2019 1
, Organizational Behavior
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
7. Weaker bonds of trust, respect, and attraction often stem from the presence of conflict in
one’s role.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
8. Interestingly, psychological and physiological reactions to the job are not affected by either
role overload or role underutilization.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
9. Taken together, occupation and role processes represent a sizable influence on whether or
not an employee experiences high stress levels.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
10. Increased participation and personal control over one’s job is often associated with negative
outcomes.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
11. Many successful managers are Type A.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Organizational Influences on Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
12. Most top executives tend to be Type B personalities.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Buffering Effects on Work-Related Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
13. A clear sense of where they are going and a sense of not being easily deterred by hurdles is
characteristic of people with hardiness.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: Buffering Effects on Work-Related Stress LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
14. Severe anxiety and/or frustration are typically accompanied by high degrees of stress.
a. True
b. False
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