Question :
71.During the 1970s and 1980s, which industries were the hardest : 1245465
71.During the 1970s and 1980s, which industries were the hardest hit sectors in the American workplace?
a.heavy manufacturing and farmingc.textiles and military careers
b.education and childcared.law and medicine
72.Mantler and colleagues (2005) found that ________ mediated the relationship between one’s employment status and their perceived levels of stress.
a.age of childrenc.employment uncertainty
b.retirement savingsd.educational achievements
73.Charlie learns that her company is downsizing, and immediately becomes terribly worried that she is going to lose her job. In order to cope with this fear, she tells herself, “Well I’ve been thinking of having another child anyway, so if I lose my job it will really be okay.” Charlie is using ________-focused coping to deal with her employment uncertainty.
a.emotionc.solution
b.problemd.structure
74.When Julius hears that there are going to be cutbacks in his department, he immediately calls his supervisor and asks for an appointment. During that meeting he presents a very straightforward list of the ways in which he has been an asset to the company, proposes ways that he can help the company overcome its economic difficulties, and emphasizes his dedication and loyalty to the company. Julius is using ________-focused coping to deal with his employment uncertainty.
a.problemc.emotion
b.solutiond.structure
75.Although people can use different coping strategies to deal with occupational uncertainty, research has found that ________-focused coping can actually lead to higher levels of job-related stress.
a.emotionc.externalized
b.problemd.solution
76.In January of ________, unemployment rates in the United States of America reached 10.6%.
a.2006c.2010
b.2008d.2012
77.Physical and psychological health following the loss of one’s job are affected by many factors. They include all but which of the following?
a.one’s coping resourcesc.one’s coping strategies
b.one’s cognitive appraisald.one’s level of work-related burnout
78.The impact of losing one’s job—lower mental health, decreased life satisfaction, problems in marital or family satisfaction, and subjective physical health—can be eliminated through
a.relocation to a new city and/or state.c.reemployment.
b.antidepressant medications.d.psychotherapy.
79.Nelson has recently been laid off by the company for whom he worked. Nelson will experience the most severe negative effects of this job loss if he is ________.
a.near retirement agec.middle-aged
b.a young adultd.an adolescent
80.Why is it that middle-aged men tend to experience more negative impact of a job loss than do younger or older men?
a.Because they know that even though rapid reemployment is highly likely, they are likely to earn only 40% of the salary that they were making in their new position.
b.Because they know that their chances of finding new employment are terribly poor.
c.Because they often have more financial responsibilities than the other two groups.
d.Because they feel that they will look like a failure in the eyes of their families.
