{"product_id":"job-stress-revisited-a-thought-provoking-take-on-mental-health-and-work-paperback-softback-9781394268283","title":"Job Stress Revisited; A Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394268283","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJob Stress Revisited\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Thought Provoking Take on Mental Health and Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQuentin Durand-Moreau (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394268283, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a comprehensive framework for understanding mental health in the workplace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Foundations: Clarifying What Health and Work Are 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 What Health Is 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Decides What’s Health: Patients or Experts? 10\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 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLift With Your Legs, Not With Your Back! 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Work and Employment: Is There a Difference? 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiverging Interests between Central Banks and Workers 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Employment is up to Statisticians 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Relationships between an Employer and an Employee are Biased and Unequal 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-standard and Precarious Forms of Employment 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Poor Social Support that MLM Workers Get from Their Peers 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ILO Call to Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Key Concepts to Understand Job Stress 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 A Job that Makes Sense: Understanding the Concept of Activity 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn’s Return to Work Plan: A Successful Failure (or a Failed Success) 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal Work Goes Beyond Executing a Predetermined List of Tasks 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can Make a Worker Sick May Be in the Non-visible Part of Their Work 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problems of Congratulating Workers Who Rush Through Extra Work 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing Yourself in What You Do is More Important Than Being Recognized by Others 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould Work Have Such a Central Place in Our Lives? 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 What Is Job Stress? 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe General Adaptation Syndrome from Hans Selye 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Measuring Cortisol Levels Necessary to Assess Job Stress? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Divorcing More Stressful Than Getting a Mortgage? The Fascinating World of Psychophysics 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoping Mechanisms and the Transactional Model of Lazarus and Folkman 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Job Demand–Control Model of Karasek 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effort–Reward Imbalance Model of Siegrist 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limitations of Questionnaires and Job Stress Quantification in Practice 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Is Burnout a Thing? How Does Work Make You Sick? 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimone Weil’s Work-Related Suicidal Ideas as a Can Factory Worker in the 1930s 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Maids Can Kill Their Employers: Louis Le Guillant and the Papin Sisters Case 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaude Veil and the End of the First Wave of French Psychopathologists 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerbert Freudenberger, the Overcommitted Psychologist Who Described His Own Burnout 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristina Maslach, the Rise and Academicization of the Concept of Burnout 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurnout is Still an Unclear Concept 60 Years After it was Coined 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe MBI has Psychometrical Issues and Should Not Be Used for Individual Assessment 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePTSD is Not the Only Work-Related Mental Health Diagnosis 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorkers’ Compensation for Mental Health Conditions and Deaths 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Up To a Judge to Say Whether There is Harassment (Not a Physician) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarassment, Mobbing, Bullying .: The Confusion With So Many Similar Concepts 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeymann’s Mobbing and Hirigoyen’s Moral Harassment 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosiane, the Secretary Who Has Seen the Devil in the Eyes of Her Boss 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToxic Personalities: A Simplistic Explanation for Work-Related Mental Health Issues 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnlarging the Picture: The Oriented Activity Theory 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Josiane’s Story from the Work Rather than the Interpersonal Standpoint 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Difference Between What We Know, What We Say, and What We Do at Work 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting from General Averages to Precise Events with a Precise Time and Location 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up with Josiane’s Story: From a “Toxic” Boss to Bad Practices and Lack of Support 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Argument Between a Nurse and a Surgeon 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Difficulty of Making Sense of Population Data on Harassment 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Addictive Disorders and Work-Related Doping 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubstance Use and Addictive Behaviors 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Job Stress Cause Substance Use? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Alcohol is Responsible for 20% of Workplace Injuries”: Really? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Substance Use at Work Beyond Potential Safety Risks 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three Characteristics of a Substance: Toxicity, Effect Intensity, and Addictiveness 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoping: Using a Substance to Improve One’s Performance 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Are People Cheating? The Game Theory 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLutz’s Four Reasons to Use Substances at Work 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat About Behavioral Addictions and Work? Gambling and Workaholism 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel, a Workaholic Sales Representative 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Psychosocial Factors, Hazards, and Risks 152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Are Psychosocial Factors and Hazards Defined? 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Are Psychosocial Factors and Hazards Classified? 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExhaustivity, Objectivity, and Questionnaires Assessing Psychosocial Factors 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Facing the Public a Psychosocial Hazard? The Case of the French Employment Agency 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Security Guards and “Zero Tolerance Policy” Posters Preventing Psychosocial Risks? 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychosocial Hazards Are Not Like Toxic Clouds Poisoning Workers 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Solutions: How Can We Put an End to Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace? 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Positive Psychology in Workplaces 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Trend That’s Not New 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Psychology, Capitalism, Individualism, and Ableism 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Systematic Review Showing Underwhelming Evidence 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem of Researcher Allegiance 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 What Should We Do to Make Workplaces Less Stressful? 178\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s the Evidence Behind Interventions on Psychosocial Risks? 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem with Non-hierarchized Comprehensive Approaches 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo, It’s Not Okay Not to Be Okay 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Growing International Normative Framework to Prevent Psychosocial Risks 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing Job Demands or Increasing Job Resources? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Warm Fuzzies Derived from Alcoholism Programs: EAPs 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Labor Inspectors and Penalties in the Prevention of Psychosocial Risks 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Attempt to Summarize and Recap the Types of Interventions and Their Interest 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan I Blame Those Who Use Worker-Directed Approaches? 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 205\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501143322904,"sku":"9781394268283","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781394268283.jpg?v=1786212277","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/job-stress-revisited-a-thought-provoking-take-on-mental-health-and-work-paperback-softback-9781394268283","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}