The American work force, and their daily run-ins with stress Throughout the eighties and into the nineties, work stress has continued to rise dramatically in organizations across North America. The eighties saw employees stressing out from working in a rapidly growing economy. During the nineties, beginning from the recession of 1992 till present day, employees are stressed by their own job insecurities in the face of massive downsizing and restructuring of organizations in order to be …showed first 75 words of 1572 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1572 total…she has a high likelihood that an ulcer would occur. Evidence for this was provided by the study performed by Dr. Steward Wolf. He was able to monitor activities of a patient stomach, and where the patient responded to an emotional situation, he observed the excessive secretion of stomach acids. Woolfolk and Richardson went even further in their studies by showing that high levels of stress came into play, the stomach acid levels increased (Kompier)