Lecture 1

Question 1

What ensures that you are motivational and productive in your new job?

Answer 1

• Person (the things that you bring to the company)
• Work (working conditions and context; aspects of the work)
• Organisation (social and organisational environment)

Question 2

Does ‘career opportunities’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 2

Organisation

Question 3

Does ‘health; belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 3

Person

Question 4

Does ‘skills and knowledge’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 4

Person

Question 5

Does ‘autonomy’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 5

Work

Question 6

Does ‘money’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 6

Organisation

Question 7

Does ‘personality’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 7

Person

Question 8

Does ‘fit of culture’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 8

Organisation

Question 9

Does ‘relations with colleagues’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 9

Organisation

Question 10

Does ‘creativity’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 10

Person

Question 11

Does ‘contribution to the company’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 11

Work

Question 12

Does ‘opportunity for changes’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 12

Work

Question 13

Does ‘feeling safe and comfortable’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 13

Work

Question 14

Does ‘work-life balance’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 14

Work

Question 15

Does ‘culture’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 15

Organisation

Question 16

Does ‘resources’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 16

Work

Question 17

Does ‘possibility for personal growth’ belong to person, work or organisation?

Answer 17

Work

Question 18

What are the tools of the W&O psychologist?

Answer 18

1. Method
2. Theory

• A good theory can guide you

3. Practice

• Being familiar with regulations and rules

Question 19

What are the basic principles?

Answer 19

1. Mutual relationship between work and health
2. Focus on person, work and organisation

Question 20

Principle: Mutual relationship between work and health

Answer 20

• Work influences health and health influences work
• Work <=> Health
• Work in general has a positive influence on health.
• If you’re unhealthy you are much less likely to participate in labour and you are less likely to be productive.
• Bad working conditions can lead to bad health which in turn can lead to bad working conditions.

Question 21

Principle: Focus on person, work and organisation

Answer 21

The main focus in occupational health is on three different objectives:

• The maintenance and promotion of workers’ health and working capacity (person)
• The improvement of working environment and work to become conductive to safety and health (work)
• Development of work organisations and working cultures in a direction which support health and safety at work (organisation)

Question 22

Focus of occupational health; HRM, health promotion

Answer 22

• Cure
• Prevention
• Amplition: Focus on trying to improve the health of the whole working community
• The main goal is trying to improve the person and with that improve the productivity of the organisation

Question 23

Focus of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)

Answer 23

• Job content
• Working conditions
• Change job to fit the person

Question 24

Focus of organisation

Answer 24

• Policy, culture
• Integration of HRM and OSH