Mental Load and Stress MADELON VAN HOOFF Stress

Mental Load and Stress MADELON VAN HOOFF

Stress: Do you recognize it?

Mental Load and Stress �What IS stress? �What happens in your body when you’re ‘stressed’? �Why does stress lead to disease? �Why are some jobs stressful and others not? �What causes a task to be demanding?

Mental load and stress Approached from the perspectives of: �Biological psychology �Cognitive psychology �Work and Organisational Psychology

This course Four themes: �Theme 1: Societal and Theoretical context �Theme 2: The stress response �Theme 3: Cognitive Load �Theme 4: Mental load and stress in the work context

Theme 1: Societal and Theoretical context �Developments in society �Developments in the context of work

Theme 2: The stress response �Stress systems, brain structures and physiological processes �Immune system �Stress and health

Theme 3: Cognitive Load �Cognitive processes involved in information processing in case of mental labour �Measuring cognitive load �Causes and consequences of fatigue

Theme 4: Mental load and stress in the work context �Most important causes and consequences of stress in the work situation �Mechanisms that play a role in the accumulation of load effects, and in the development of health complaints in the long run

Content of the course Types of meetings: �Lectures �Interactive lectures �Q&A lecture Grading: �Exam with open questions

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