### Educational Content: Stress and Organizational Behavior#### Question 17Low physical well-being, heart disease, headaches... can be the _______.- **A. Stresses**- **B. Strains**- **C. Stressors**- **D. Eustresses**#### Question 18Work demands such as job security or role conflicts are types of _______.- **A. Life stressors**- **B. Life strains**- **C. Organizational strains**- **D. Organizational stressors**#### Question 19According to the General Adaptation Syndrome, what happens when people encounter a stressor?- **A.** The level of resistance first reduces, then rises, and eventually returns to the original level.- **B.** The level of resistance first rises, then reduces, and eventually returns to the original level.- **C.** The level of resistance first reduces, then rises, and eventually settles at a new, higher level.- **D.** The level of resistance remains unchanged due to homeostasis.#### Question 20The following group development stage corresponds to the forming and storming stages in Tuckman’s five-stage model:- **A. Mutual acceptance** *(Correct Answer)*- **B. Communication and Decision making**- **C. Motivation and Productivity**- **D. Control and Organization**- **E. None of the above**---This quiz evaluates understanding of stress effects on health and organizational behavior, based on models like General Adaptation Syndrome and Tuckman’s group development stages.

A stresser is external stimulus or a causative mechanism which causes stress to the person. It can contribute to ill health and risk for diseases.17. Correct answer- C.Stressors. This is because heart diseases headache and low physical well being can lead to conditions like cardiac diseases diabetes mellitus and overall general ill health. 18.D. Organisational stresses. This is because work demands and role conflicts causes conflicts in the work areas and results in poor work outcomes. Proper role assignments and work demand within the job description of the person can reduced stressors. 19.A. the level of resistance first reduces, then rises and eventually returns to the original level. This is true because there are three stages in the general adaptation syndrome- alarm resistance and exhaustion. The alarm stage is fight or flight response which is immediately perceived by the body as stress. So, the normal stress response first has decrease resistance, escalates and then returns back to normal. 20.E. None of the above. This is because in turkman's model of forming and storming stage the people develop maturity and ability. Their relationships developed and the leadership style is different which becomes more collaborative or shared leadership. To sum up, the leadership style is developed in forming and norming stages of the Tuckman's model.