{"product_id":"job-stress-revisited-isbn-9781394268283","title":"Job Stress Revisited","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a comprehensive framework for understanding mental health in the workplace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJob Stress Revisited: A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critical and much-needed re-evaluation of how job stress is understood, addressed, and managed in modern workplaces. In contrast to popular narratives that individualize stress and recommend surface-level interventions, this resource challenges these assumptions by locating job stress within the very structure and nature of work itself. Drawing on more than a decade of clinical and academic experience, the author underscores how workplace environments and policies—not personal shortcomings—are often the true sources of stress-related mental health issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpowering readers to become informed advocates for lasting change, the book offers a multi-dimensional exploration of job stress, informed by biological, epidemiological, and activity-centered approaches. A structured three-part format builds from foundational concepts to actionable solutions, first clearly defining essential concepts—work, health, and their intersections—before delving into critical issues such as burnout, harassment, toxic workplace dynamics, and substance use. In the final section, Durand-Moreau calls for systemic change, advocating for robust policies, workplace inspections, and structural reform rather than temporary fixes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical guide for those who seek to make work environments healthier and more equitable, \u003ci\u003eJob Stress Revisited: A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges prevailing wellness narratives by shifting focus from individuals to systemic workplace factors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates clinical insights from over 400 work-related mental health cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comparative international perspective, especially from Canadian and French occupational health systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines theoretical analysis with practical case studies to enhance accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores lesser-addressed topics such as doping at work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith vivid case studies and accessible illustrations throughout, \u003ci\u003eJob Stress Revisited: A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for graduate and professional-level courses such as Occupational Health, Work Psychology, Organizational Behavior, and Public Health Policy. It is ideal for degree programs in Occupational Medicine, Human Resources, Public Health, and Industrial-Organizational Psychology as well as working professionals like union reps, HR, and any worker interested in this topic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 - The Foundations: clarifying what health and work are 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. What health is 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho decides what’s health: patients or experts? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudging workers’ practices and paternalism 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemarcy’s workbench at the Citroën car factory 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Workers are not morons!” 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLosing your job: one of the top occupational risks for workers 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLift with your legs, not with your back! 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Work and employment: is there a difference? 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiverging interests between central banks and workers 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining employment is up to statisticians 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman relationships between an employer and an employee are biased and unequal 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-standard and precarious forms of employment 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poor social support that MLM workers get from their peers 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ILO call to transition from the informal to the formal economy 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2 – The key concepts to understand job stress 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. A job that makes sense: understanding the concept of activity 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn’s return to work plan: a successful failure (or a failed success) 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal work goes beyond executing a predetermined list of tasks 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat can make a worker sick may be in the non-visible part of their work 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe problems of congratulating workers who rushed through extra work 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing yourself in what you do is more important than being recognized by others 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould work have such a central place in our lives? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. What is Job Stress? 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Adaptation Syndrome from Nobel prize loser, Hans Selye 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs measuring cortisol levels necessary to assess job stress? 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs divorcing more stressful than getting a mortgage? The fascinating world of psychophysics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoping mechanisms and the transactional model from Lazarus and Folkman 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe job demands – control model from Karasek 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe effort-reward imbalance model from Siegrist 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe limitations of questionnaires and job stress quantification in practice 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Is burnout a thing? How does work make you sick? 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimone Weil’s work-related suicidal ideas as a can factory worker in the 1930’s 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy maids can kill their employers? Louis Le Guillant and the Papin Sisters case 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaude Veil and the end of the first wave of French psychopathologists 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerbert Freudenberger, the overcommitted psychologist who described his own burnout 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristina Maslach, the rise and academicization of the concept of burnout 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurnout is still an unclear concept 60 years after it has been coined 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe MBI has psychometrical issues and should not be used for individual assessment 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePTSD is not the only work-related mental health diagnosis 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkers’ compensation of mental health conditions and deaths 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Harassment and bullying at the workplace 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s up to a judge to say whether there is harassment (not a physician) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarassment, mobbing, bullying…: the confusion with so many similar concepts 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeymann’s mobbing and Hirigoyen’s moral harassment 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosiane, the secretary who has seen the Devil in the eyes of her boss 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxic personalities: a simplistic explanation for work-related mental health issues 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnlarging the picture: the oriented activity theory 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Josiane’s story from the work rather than the interpersonal standpoint 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe difference between what we know, what we say, and what we do at work 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting from general averages to precise events with a precise time and location 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping up with Josiane’s story: from a “toxic” boss to bad practices and lack of support 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn argument between a nurse and a surgeon captured by filmmaker Jérôme Le Maire 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe difficulty of making sense of population data on harassment 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Addictive disorders and work-related doping 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance use and addictive behaviors 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan work be responsible for substance use? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Alcohol is responsible for 20% of workplace injuries”: really? 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at substance use at work beyond potential safety risks 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe three characteristics of a substance: toxicity, effect intensity and addictiveness 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoping: using a substance to improve one’s performance 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy are people cheating? The Game Theory 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLutz’s four type of reasons to use substances at work 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat about behavioral addictions and work? Gambling and workaholism 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel, a workaholic sales representative 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Psychosocial factors, hazards, and risks 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow are psychosocial factors and hazards classified? 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExhaustivity, objectivity, and questionnaires assessing psychosocial factors 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs facing the public a psychosocial hazard? The case of the French employment agency 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre security guards and « zero tolerance policy » posters preventing psychosocial risks? 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychosocial hazards are not like toxic clouds poisoning workers 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 3 – The solutions: how can we put an end to psychosocial risks in workplaces? 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Positive Psychology in Workplaces 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new trend that’s not new 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive psychology, capitalism, individualism and ableism 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA systematic review showing underwhelming evidence 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe problem of researcher allegiance 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. What should we do to make workplaces less stressful? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the evidence behind interventions on psychosocial risks? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe problem with non-hierarchized comprehensive approaches 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo, it’s not okay not to be okay 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA growing international normative framework to prevent psychosocial risks 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing job demands or increasing job resources? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe warm fuzzies derived from alcoholism programs: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of labor inspectors and penalties in the prevention of psychosocial risks 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn attempt to summarize and recap the types of interventions and their interest 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan I blame those who use worker-directed approaches? 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 154\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuentin Durand-Moreau\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Preventive Medicine at the University of Alberta and Director of the Occupational Medicine residency program. As specialist in occupational medicine, he has practiced in both France and Canada, overseeing clinics focused on work-related mental health. He is an active member of international occupational health organizations and serves on editorial boards for key journals in the field. His research and clinical work center on occupational medicine, job stress, workplace mental health.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a comprehensive framework for understanding mental health in the workplace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJob Stress Revisited: A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critical and much-needed re-evaluation of how job stress is understood, addressed, and managed in modern workplaces. In contrast to popular narratives that individualize stress and recommend surface-level interventions, this resource challenges these assumptions by locating job stress within the very structure and nature of work itself. Drawing on more than a decade of clinical and academic experience, the author underscores how workplace environments and policies—not personal shortcomings—are often the true sources of stress-related mental health issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpowering readers to become informed advocates for lasting change, the book offers a multi-dimensional exploration of job stress, informed by biological, epidemiological, and activity-centered approaches. A structured three-part format builds from foundational concepts to actionable solutions, first clearly defining essential concepts—work, health, and their intersections—before delving into critical issues such as burnout, harassment, toxic workplace dynamics, and substance use. In the final section, Durand-Moreau calls for systemic change, advocating for robust policies, workplace inspections, and structural reform rather than temporary fixes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA practical guide for those who seek to make work environments healthier and more equitable, \u003ci\u003eJob Stress Revisited: A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges prevailing wellness narratives by shifting focus from individuals to systemic workplace factors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates clinical insights from over 400 work-related mental health cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comparative international perspective, especially from Canadian and French occupational health systems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines theoretical analysis with practical case studies to enhance accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores lesser-addressed topics such as doping at work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith vivid case studies and accessible illustrations throughout, \u003ci\u003eJob Stress Revisited: A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for graduate and professional-level courses such as Occupational Health, Work Psychology, Organizational Behavior, and Public Health Policy. 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