Sulsky and Smith (2005) identified specific stressors for various occupations, including police officers (physical dangers, excessive paperwork, court system interactions, tense interactions, life-and-death decision making), firefighters (uncertainty, potential for extreme physical danger), social workers (lack of positive feedback, unsafe environments, bureaucratic frustration, excessive paperwork, personal responsibility for clients, work overload), teachers (excessive paperwork, lack of supplies/facilities, work overload, lack of positive feedback, threat of violence, lack of support), nurses (work overload, heavy physical work, patient concerns, interpersonal problems with medical staff), emergency medical workers (unpredictable and extreme nature of job, inexperience), clerical/secretarial workers (few advancement opportunities, unsupportive supervisors, work overload, lack of perceived control), and managers (work overload, conflict/ambiguity in role, difficult work relationships).

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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