An individual suffering from stress when confronted with a task within his capability is likely to think the task is
- well within his normal ability.
- beyond his level of competence.
- someone else's responsibility.
Explanation from PART66Online
Under CAP 715 chapter 4 paragraph 2.6, defence strategies alleviate the symptoms of stress or reduce the anxiety without removing the stressor, and blaming someone else is one of the named examples alongside denial. Deciding a task is somebody else's responsibility is that defence. Delegating workload is listed separately as a coping strategy, and a task being too demanding is the stressor itself rather than a response to it.
JD2016 asked · 6 Nov 2016
If stress is defined as the difference between an individuals perception of the demands placed upon him and his actual ability to meet those demands, then if you are stressed, even though the task is within your capability, your perception is that it isn't.
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