Psychosocial Stage 1 - Trust vs. Mistrust The first stage of Eriksonâs theory of psychosocial development occurs between birth and one year of age and is the most fundamental stage in life.2 Because an infant is utterly dependent, the development of trust is based on the dependability and quality of the childâs caregivers.
Some of the many causes of work-related stress include long hours, heavy workload, job insecurity and conflicts with co-workers or bosses. Symptoms include a drop in work performance, depression, anxiety and sleeping difficulties.
Asian countries tend to work the longest [hours], they also have the highest proportion of workers that are working excessively long hours of more than 48 hours a week, says Jon Messenger, an ILO expert on working hours. Korea sticks out because it's a developed country that's working long hours, he says.