Antarctica and manned missions to Mars: Antarctica as a natural field study for psychological changes in an isolated and confined environment (ICE).
This review covers literature related to both Antarctic psychology and potential manned missions to Mars. By studying the effects on human health and behaviour when personnel winter-over in Antarctica, it is possible to use this data to predict the behaviours that would be seen in a long duration sp...
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University of Canterbury
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13861 |
| Summary: | This review covers literature related to both Antarctic psychology and potential manned missions to Mars. By studying the effects on human health and behaviour when personnel winter-over in Antarctica, it is possible to use this data to predict the behaviours that would be seen in a long duration space flight and would allow a suitable selection process to be implemented in order to reduce the risk of serious interpersonal conflict or psychological issues. This review aims to cover (briefly) the history of psychology in Antarctica, the common effects seen as well as the patterns observed, and then use this information as a starting point to delve into the psychology of other isolated and confined (ICE) environments - namely a long duration shuttle mission to Mars. Personnel views expressed are my own and I draw conclusions about my thoughts on the future based on the reviewed literature. |
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