ADAPTATION TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: THE ANTARCTIC VOLUNTEER

The report described the Antarctic Research Program, the Antarctic environment, characteristics of small stations, and the composition of wintering-over parties. Demographic and biographic characteristics of Antarctic volunteers, Navy and civilian, were analyzed, and preenlistment histories and mili...

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Main Author: Gunderson, E. K.
Other Authors: NAVY MEDICAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH UNIT SAN DIEGO CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Psychology
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Stress Physiology
*ENVIRONMENTS
*STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY)
NAVY
PERSONNEL
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0632571
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0632571
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Summary:The report described the Antarctic Research Program, the Antarctic environment, characteristics of small stations, and the composition of wintering-over parties. Demographic and biographic characteristics of Antarctic volunteers, Navy and civilian, were analyzed, and preenlistment histories and military performance records of Navy Antarctic volunteers were compared with those of Navy men generally. The selection process was portrayed for Navy occupations represented at small stations, and ratios of applicants to assignments for three expeditions were presented. A detailed analysis was conducted of cultural and psychological differences among Antarctic occupational groups. The data were intended to present a rather complete picture of the Antarctic setting and the characteristics of Antarctic volunteers.

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