This paper briefly reviews some current trends in thinking about occupational stress. The most interesting recent work relates to: (1) quantification of the contribution 'stress' makes to (psychosomatic) illness; and (2) the trend to view work stress as a particular case of man trying to maintain harmony between various environmental demands and his ability to cope.
本文简要回顾了当前有关职业压力的一些思潮趋势。近期最有趣的研究工作涉及:(1)量化“压力”对(心身)疾病的影响;(2)将工作压力视为人类试图在各种环境需求与自身应对能力之间维持平衡的一个特殊情况的趋势。