Identify a Job That You Had (Or a Job That

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Essay

Identify a job that you had (or a job that you know of) that was particularly boring and that had the characteristics of a specialized job. Analyze that job in terms of the five core job characteristics from the job characteristics model (JCM). Make specific recommendations for redesigning it by using three to five of the redesign techniques presented in the model.

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Definitions:

Benzodiazepines

A class of psychoactive drugs used to treat conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, and seizures by modulating the activity of neurotransmitters.

Social Anxiety

A condition where individuals experience excessive fear, self-consciousness, and apprehension about social situations, worrying about being negatively evaluated by others.

Fear Circuit

A neural pathway in the brain that is responsible for detecting and responding to threats, critical in the process of experiencing and expressing fear.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system, responsible for conserving energy and promoting a state of calm and rest in the body.