Objective 5 Identify ways in which personal problems relate to job performance.

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Objective 5 Identify ways in which personal
problems relate to job performance.

• when personal problems are under control, career
  success is possible

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• Recognize how self-defeating behavior contributes
  to personal problems
• Explain the nature of addictive behavior and its
  link to craving for dopamine
• Explain how alcohol and drug abuse and online
  addiction interfere with career and personal
  success and how to deal with these problems
• Develop insights into dealing with the loss of a
  relationship
• Describe how depression, anxiety, and
  neurobiological disorders can lower job
  productivity
• Develop a strategy for dealing with anger

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SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIOR

• Many personal problems arise from self-defeating
  behavior
• It is a tendency to intentionally or
  unintentionally engage in activities or harbor
  attitudes that work against ones best interests.
• The simplest explanation for self-defeating
  behavior is that some people suffer from a
  personality that fosters defeatthe
  self-defeating personality pattern.

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Self-defeating beliefs

• The person has an erroneous belief that creates
  the conditions for failure.
• People who fear success often procrastinate to
  the point of self-defeat.

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Strategies and Techniques for Overcoming and
Preventing Self-Defeating Behavior

• Six widely applicable strategies for overcoming
  and preventing self-defeating behavior are
  presented here.

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1. Examine Your Script and Make the Necessary
Changes.

• A good starting point in script analysis is to
  look for patterns in ones setbacks.
• Script theorists contend that people can change
  their scripts.

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2. Stop Blaming Others for Your Problems, and
Cursing Fate.

• Projecting blame onto others is self-defeating
  because doing so relieves a person from most of
  the responsibility for his or her setback and
  failure.
• When things go wrong, instead of cursing fate,
  fight back and create your own destiny.
• (Does DuBrin advise us to assume an internal
  locus of control? Remember Invictus)

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3. Solicit Feedback on Your Actions.

• Feedback is essential for monitoring whether a
  person is sabotaging his or her career or
  personal life.
• Listening to spontaneous comments and soliciting
  feedback are both effective.

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4. Learn to Profit from Criticism.

• To ignore valid criticism can be self-defeating.
• Suggestions for benefiting from criticism
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• See yourself at a distance
• Ask for clarification and specifics
• Decide on a response (for example, apologize to
  or thank the criticizer).
• Asking for criticism may be seen as fishing for
  compliments.

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5. Stop Denying the Existence of Problems.

• Many people sabotage their careers because they
  deny the existence of a problem, and therefore do
  not take appropriate action.
• Denial only hides a painful reality.

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6. Visualize Self-Enhancing Behavior.

• The person visualizes coming out a winner in a
  challenging situation.
• Thus the person programs himself or herself to
  overcome self-defeating actions and behaviors.

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UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING ADDICTIONS

• People develop addictions in order to get their
  shot of dopamine.

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Alcohol Abuse

• Even low doses of alcohol significantly impair
  judgment and coordination required to drive an
  automobile safely.

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Work and Personal Life Consequences of Alcohol
Abuse.

• Heavy drinking will eventually interfere with
  work performance such as low productivity and
  quality.
• Alcohol abuse often leads to broken
  relationships.
• Even moderate doses of alcohol increase the
  incidents of aggressive acts including partner
  and child abuse.

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Overcoming Alcohol Abuse.

• Alcohol abuse as a sickness
• the victim has no control over the addiction and
  therefore insist on abstinence.
• Alcohol abuse as a bad habit
• The victim can control the addiction and attempts
  to discipline themselves to change their
  counterproductive ways.
• Alcoholics Anonymous

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Drug Abuse

• The health effects and personal life consequences
  of abusing both illegal and prescription drugs
  are similar to those of alcohol abuse.

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Uses and Effects of Controlled Substances.

• Each of the five drug categories developed by the
  U.S. Government has both illegal and legal uses.
  All five categories of drugs can produce serious
  side effects.

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Narcotics.

• A narcotic is a drug that dulls the senses,
  facilitates sleep, and is addictive with
  long-term use.

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Depressants.

• A depressant is a drug that slows down vital body
  processes. Barbiturates and alcohol are both
  depressants.

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Stimulants.

• A stimulant produces feelings of optimism and
  high energy.
• Cocaine, amphetamines, and diet pills are
  stimulants.

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Hallucinogens

• In small doses, hallucinogens produce visual
  effects similar to hallucinations. Overdoses can
  produce trip episodes, psychosis and possibly
  death.

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Cannabis.

• The cannabis class of drugs is derived from the
  hemp plant, and generally produces a state of
  mild euphoria. Two examples are marijuana and
  hashish.

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Getting Help for Drug Abuse Problems.

• Drug abusers, like alcohol abusers, can also
  perceive their problem as a disease or
  maladaptive behavior thus directing their
  remedial strategy. Drug abusers can seek help
  from physicians and mental health specialists, or
  join a Twelve-Step program.

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Internet Dependance

• The condition whereby a person spends so much
  time on the Internet that other work suffers and
  the person experiences sleep deprivation and
  neglects human contact.

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Symptoms of pathological Internet

• Refer to Self-Assessment Quiz 5-3.

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COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A RELATIONSHIP
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Ways of coping with the loss of a relationship
include

• Be thankful for the good in the relationship.
• Find new outlets for spare time.
• Get ample rest and relaxation.
• Pamper yourself.
• Get emotional support.
• Get out and go places.
• Give yourself time to heal.
• Anticipate a positive outcome.

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ABSENTEEISM AND TARDINESS

• Following are suggestions for developing the
  right mental set for developing an excellent
  record of attendance and punctuality.

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• Recognize that not to have excellent attendance
  and punctuality is self-defeating.
• Look upon your job as self-employment.
• Consider your job responsibilities to be as
  important as those of the person in charge of
  opening the banks doors in the morning.
• Reward yourself for good attendance and
  punctuality and punish yourself for the opposite.
• Think through carefully the consequences if all
  company employees were absent and late
  frequently.
• Think of the consequences to coworkers if you are
  absent and late frequently.

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DEPRESSION AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS

• Disturbed emotions and brain malfunctioning can
  interfere with handling some aspects of job
  responsibilities.

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Depression

• A widespread emotional disorder.
• The condition can drain energy and reduce
  productivity and quality.
• Thinking, acting, and feeling become damaged.
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of
  depression
• Human Relations Self-Assessment Quiz 5-4 helps a
  student appreciate the symptoms of depression as
  they apply to the job.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorders

• Continuous worry about real and imagined problems
• Anxiety is a feeling of distress or uneasiness
  caused by fear of an imagined problem.
• A generalized anxiety disorder is a persistent
  undercurrent of free-floating anxiety. (The
  sense of uneasiness hangs around even after a
  problem has passed.)
• A combination of psychotherapy and drugs can
  treat anxiety disorders.

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Neurobiological Disorders

• A quirk in the chemistry or anatomy of the brain
  that creates a disability.
• reduced ability to control ones behavior,
  movements, emotions, or thoughts.

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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

• difficulty concentrating that may be accompanied
  by hyperactivity.
• high achieving adults with Adult ADD often work
  extremely long hours, jumping from one project to
  another.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

• People with this disorder (OCD) have
  uncontrollable and recurring thoughts or behavior
  relating to an unreasonable fear.
• As Good As It Gets

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Narcolepsy

• People with this disorder have uncontrollable
  sleepiness, even after receiving adequate sleep.

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DEALING WITH ANGER
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The problem of anger

• Prosecutors across the U.S. are sending thousands
  of criminals for anger-management instruction.
• Many companies also have been asking ill-tempered
  employees to attend such classes.

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Anger is not all bad!

• Anger can be an energizing force, and therefore
  constructive if properly channeled.
• When can anger be good for you?

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Managing Rage

• Express your anger before it reaches a high
  intensity.
• As you are about to express anger, slow down.
• Ask for feedback about how well you are
  expressing your anger.