Psicopatologia industrial: a pesquisa sobre o estresse no âmbito do trabalho

Abstract

This article tries to explain and to place the concept of stress while treating it as an aspect of industrial psychopathology. The relationship to other correlated and importante concepts that can help its explanation and the elaboration of further researches on this theme are also part of this paper. We consider as a basic contribution to our ideas the different studies concerning the problematic of organizational effect on its members in a work humanization perspective. The locus of control of the work system within the worker and the consequences of this conception for the theoretical and practical problem of stress in organization are also part of our theoretical treatment of this topic.