From Stress to Success: Mastering the Art of Thriving Under Pressure

  The Demands-Resources-Individual Effects (DRIVE) Model Job characteristics such as workplace control, demands, support, rewards, and individual factors such as motivation, ways of coping, attributional style, and self-efficacy, have all been implicated in the prediction of outcomes such as stress-related illness, job satisfaction, sickness absence, and many physical and mental health problems (Karasek, 1979; Siegrist, 1996; Folkman & Lazarus, 1980; Mark & Smith, 2008; Cox & Griffiths, 1995; Gianakos, 2002. Mark and Smith (2008) developed a model - DRIVE (Demands, Resources, and Individual Effects). DRIVE model used a "transactional" type approach, which focuses on individual experience and subjective perceptions while seeks to measure and predict the role of more objective job characteristics. Variables are selected in terms of both workplace demands and resources and individual demands and resources. Updated DRIVE model In the updated DRIVE model, percei...

    TYPE OF STRESS Stress is an ordinary response of the body when changes happen whether internal or external. The physical, mental and emotional reactions will be used by the body in response to change. The environment, the body and thoughts are all factors that influence stress (Cleveland Clinic, 2015). Stress is the physiological reaction of a person to an external stimulus that causes the "fight-or-flight" response (Mujtaba and McCartney, 2010; Stress Management, 2020). Workplace stress is the reaction that individuals have when some types of work demands do not suit their capacities and knowledge, or when work pressures exceed one’s ability to handle it effectively (Semmer, 2007). According to the American Psychological Association (APA), stress is classified into three categories of acute, episodic and chronic. The types of stress in psychology include acute, chronic, or episodic. Below are the three main types of stress. 01. Acute stress Short-term stress that ari...