Antarctica to Mars, and back: A medical and psychological perspective on analogue environments
Conditions encountered in Antarctica can be analogous to many experienced and expected in space. The reverse is also true; astronauts have much to teach Antarctic expeditioners. Nowhere is this more apparent than from the medical and psychological perspectives. Throughout all stages of an expedition...
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ftlincolnuniv:oai:researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz:10182/9810 2024-06-09T07:41:10+00:00 Antarctica to Mars, and back: A medical and psychological perspective on analogue environments Shepanek, M. Steel, Gary D. 1 https://hdl.handle.net/10182/9810 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.53122 en eng SCAR The original publication is available from - SCAR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.53122 XXXII SCAR conference abstracts https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.53122 Shepanek, M. & Steel, G. (2012). Antarctica to Mars, and back: A medical and psychological perspective on analogue environments. XXXII SCAR Conference Abstracts. doi:10.5281/zenodo.53122 978-0-948277-29-0 https://hdl.handle.net/10182/9810 XXXII SCAR Open Science Conference: Antarctic Science and Policy Advice in a Changing World Antarctica Conference Contribution - published ftlincolnuniv https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.53122 2024-05-15T08:18:30Z Conditions encountered in Antarctica can be analogous to many experienced and expected in space. The reverse is also true; astronauts have much to teach Antarctic expeditioners. Nowhere is this more apparent than from the medical and psychological perspectives. Throughout all stages of an expedition –the elements of isolation, remoteness, the dependence on technology and fellow researchers for survival, combine to create challenges in both everyday operations and clinical care. There is a strong isomorphism between the two environments. Because of this, there is a well-recognized and strong potential for positive collaboration between Antarctic and space programs; a potential that can be realized on a range of levels depending on common goals, resources, time and commitment. For psychology and medicine, there are subtle but important features that distinguish these two extreme environments, which are rarely discussed when addressing the Antarctic/space correspondence. Both similarities and differences need to be taken into account when assessing the findings from both fields of study. This presentation will address some of these similarities and differences, including at least one example of a hypothetical Antarctic analogue study, showing how these environmental hallmarks can inform the practice of medicine and psychology in extreme and unusual environments. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Lincoln University (New Zealand): Lincoln U Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic |
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Conditions encountered in Antarctica can be analogous to many experienced and expected in space. The reverse is also true; astronauts have much to teach Antarctic expeditioners. Nowhere is this more apparent than from the medical and psychological perspectives. Throughout all stages of an expedition –the elements of isolation, remoteness, the dependence on technology and fellow researchers for survival, combine to create challenges in both everyday operations and clinical care. There is a strong isomorphism between the two environments. Because of this, there is a well-recognized and strong potential for positive collaboration between Antarctic and space programs; a potential that can be realized on a range of levels depending on common goals, resources, time and commitment. For psychology and medicine, there are subtle but important features that distinguish these two extreme environments, which are rarely discussed when addressing the Antarctic/space correspondence. Both similarities and differences need to be taken into account when assessing the findings from both fields of study. This presentation will address some of these similarities and differences, including at least one example of a hypothetical Antarctic analogue study, showing how these environmental hallmarks can inform the practice of medicine and psychology in extreme and unusual environments. |
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Antarctica to Mars, and back: A medical and psychological perspective on analogue environments |
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The original publication is available from - SCAR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.53122 XXXII SCAR conference abstracts https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.53122 Shepanek, M. & Steel, G. (2012). Antarctica to Mars, and back: A medical and psychological perspective on analogue environments. XXXII SCAR Conference Abstracts. doi:10.5281/zenodo.53122 978-0-948277-29-0 https://hdl.handle.net/10182/9810 |
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