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Stress and human performance

Author: James E Driskell; Eduardo Salas
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, ©1996.
Series: Series in applied psychology.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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As technology expands, as airplanes become faster and airways more crowded, as Naval battleships become more lethal, as decisions to launch or not launch a space shuttle become more complex, the demands imposed by these systems increase. Those who work in these settings face an environment in which they must perform under more time pressure and under greater task load, in which stress is more prevalent, and in which
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James E Driskell; Eduardo Salas
ISBN: 0805811826 9780805811827
OCLC Number: 34245105
Description: xiv, 314 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Edwin A. Fleishman --
1. Introduction: The Study of Stress and Human Performance / Eduardo Salas, James E. Driskell and Sandra Hughes --
2. The Effect of Acute Stressors on Decision Making / Gary Klein --
3. Stress and Military Performance / Judith M. Orasanu and Patricia Backer --
4. Stress and Aircrew Performance: A Team-Level Perspective / Barbara G. Kanki --
5. Moderating the Performance Effects of Stressors / Clint A. Bowers, Jeanne L. Weaver and Ben B. Morgan, Jr. --
6. Selection of Personnel for Hazardous Performance / Joyce Hogan and Michael Lesser --
7. Training for Stress Exposure / Joan Hall Johnston and Janis A. Cannon-Bowers --
8. Training Effective Performance Under Stress: Queries, Dilemmas, and Possible Solutions / Giora Keinan and Nehemia Friedland --
9. Designing for Stress / Christopher D. Wickens.
Series Title: Series in applied psychology.
Responsibility: edited by James E. Driskell and Eduardo Salas.
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Abstract:

As technology expands, as airplanes become faster and airways more crowded, as Naval battleships become more lethal, as decisions to launch or not launch a space shuttle become more complex, the demands imposed by these systems increase. Those who work in these settings face an environment in which they must perform under more time pressure and under greater task load, in which stress is more prevalent, and in which the consequences of poor performance are more critical.

than ever before. This book is about stress and performance. It is not about stress-related disorders, clinical interventions, or coping. Most books on stress invariably devote a considerable amount of pages to disordered behavior, illness, and treatment, and yet there are typically precious few pages devoted to performance and effectiveness under stress. This work is meant to fill this gap. The primary characteristic that distinguishes this volume from other related.

texts is its specific focus on how stress impacts performance and on interventions to overcome these effects.

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