Human resource management and organizational behavior?

Summary of Personality assessment: An overview - Chapter 12 - Cohen - 2013.

In the book Theories of Personality Hall and Lindzey wrote 'it is our conviction that no substantive definition of personality can be applied with any generality' and 'personality is defined by the particular empirical concepts which are a part of the theory of personality employed by the observer'. Personality is the unique characteristics of an individual that consists of psychological traits that stay stable over time. This may defined as the measurement and evaluation of psychological traits, states, values, interests, attitudes, worldview, acculturation, sense of humor,

Summary of Assessment, Careers, and Business - Chapter 15 - Cohen - 2018. A whole world of tests is available to help in various phases of career choice. Historically, one variable considered closely related to occupational fulfillment and success is personal interests.

In 2014, 31% of working adults felt tension or stress, and 61% reported that they had enough resources to deal with this stress. A low salary and a lack of opportunities for growth were the most common sources of stress. Job insecurity is also in the top 5. Furthermore, uncertain job expectations and long working days were also in the top 5. With regard to interventions against work stress, the emphasis has probably been too much on 'red cape interventions' with the intention of stopping negative experiences, instead of on the 'green cape interventions', interventions with the aim of growing positive experiences. An example for the focus in this is increasing the employee resources. In this article, literature about stress management interventions is summarized, with an emphasis on green cape interventions.