ADAPTATION TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS: PREDICTION OF PERFORMANCE

The report summarizes a series of studies concerned with environmental and psychological factors related to adjustment or performance in isolated Antarctic groups. These studies were designed to provide support for the Navy's psychiatric assessment program and to aid in selection of suitable mi...

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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
*ANTARCTIC REGIONS
*ADJUSTMENT(PSYCHOLOGY)
PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
PERSONNEL
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
EMOTIONS
PSYCHIATRY
MOTIVATION
SELECTION
JOB ANALYSIS
PERSONALITY
PERSONNEL SCREENING TESTS
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0632996
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0632996
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Summary:The report summarizes a series of studies concerned with environmental and psychological factors related to adjustment or performance in isolated Antarctic groups. These studies were designed to provide support for the Navy's psychiatric assessment program and to aid in selection of suitable military and civilian applicants for service at Antarctic scientific stations. Possible sources and effects of stress in this type of confined environment are considered. Methods developed for the measurement of individual and group performance are described, and results of studies conducted to evaluate the predictive validities of biographical, clinical, and personality data are presented in detail. Studies of emotional and motivational changes during the long Antarctic winter and the relationships of such changes to occupational and social roles, psychological needs, and effective work performance are reported. See also AD632571.

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