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White, Debra J. – 1985
Many clients experience chronic anxiety, procrastination, indecisiveness, and a lack of commitment in their lives. In a number of these cases, the dynamic underlying the distress of these individuals is that of perfectionism, an exceedingly strong internal demand to perform constantly without flaw. Many social and familial factors set the stage…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Failure, Psychological Patterns, Role Perception
Peer reviewedReed, Bruce D. – Educational Management & Administration, 1985
Challenges popular conceptions of stress as a negative condition, arguing that reasonable amounts of stress are necessary and desirable. Explains how stress-causing relationships between individuals and their environments can be perceived positively as relationships between role-occupying persons and the systems in which those roles have vital…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Direct linkAmey, Marilyn J. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1990
Although college administrators at every level experience some role conflict or ambiguity while acclimating to new jobs, if the dissonance is unresolved, it can lead to lower job satisfaction and self-confidence, higher tension and psychological strain, and greater feelings of futility and anxiety. Strategies for resolution are individual but have…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Anxiety, College Administration, Expectation
