SPECIFICITYPLAINTS RELATED TO STRESSFUL SITUATIONS [53]. POSITIVE...

1 - Specificityplaints related to stressful situations [53]. Positive effectsof cognitively-oriented interventions have been reportedThe receiver operating characteristic curve of Distress total scores representing potential cutoff points in the representa-tive sample.Figure 1extensively [34]. Changing appraisal processes andenhancing coping skills are the fundaments for copingwith stress more effectively. Therefore, learning a methodtive sample. Area under the curve = .975.for managing demands and stressors, and altering howone responds to inevitable and necessary demands willand mental disorders, and is appropriate for use in occu-benefit employees instead of harming them. One issue topational health practice as a credible selection instrumentdiscuss is the effect of labeling on public attitudes towardfor stress management or other interventions to preventpeople with stress. Angermeyer and Matschinger [54]sickness absence.found out that labeling people with mental problems hasan impact on public attitudes only if there is particularly aThe cutoff point of 11 corresponds with a sensitivity oflink with the stereotype of dangerousness (e.g. schizo-95% and a specificity of 90% in a representative studyphrenia). By contrast, 'distress', denoting a wide range ofmental health problems, is generally accepted by the pub-population as created (a population with 2% sicknesslic and therefore not perceived as a danger. A critical noteabsence due to psychological complaints). The positivemight be that, in some companies, labeling can be a prob-predictive value of the cutoff point in this study popula-lem, especially during periods of downsizing [55,56].tion is 17%, whereas the negative predictive value is