Work

  Reference/Meaning Formula
#1 As a psychosocial process: exercising judgement, making decisions and acting in pursuit of an explicit goal to produce change in the external world; essential for personal, organizational and societal functioning and the expression of autonomy; and dependent (unconsciously) on the use of language for its performance.  
#2 As a physical process: the expenditure of physical energy. PH'5-Q
#3 As a form of responsibility: seedomains of activity in society. PH6-L4
#4 As a purpose (i.e. the work to be done): see principal object. sPH6-G4
#5 See: functioning.  

 

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Last updated: 15-Jan-2014