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Stress & Police Work
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Stress & Police Work
Examines theory of stress in general & as applied to police officers. Discusses causes & effects, work hazards, frustrations, impact on domestic life and treatment.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages) |
7 sources |
1989
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"This paper will discuss the topic of stress. Special emphasis will be placed on job-related stress as it pertains to police officers. In the 1950s, Dr. Hans Selye was among the first scientists to arrive at a definition of the term "stress." Selye described stress as "the state manifested by a specific syndrome which consists of all the nonspecifically induced changes within a biological system" (Frew, 1977, p. 56). In everyday terms, this refers to "the effects of all outside forces on your body, whether they be psychological or physical, and the body's resultant change due to those forces" (Sorrentino and Hausman, 1986, p. 133). Selye's definition refers to "nonspecifically induced changes," which means that stress is "caused by many different and changing agents" (Frew, p. 57). Therefore, it can be seen that there are a variety of potential elements which may (...)"More papers on Stress & Police Work:
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Stress & Police Work (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Stress-Police-Work/17979
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"Stress & Police Work" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Stress-Police-Work/17979>
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