Management and Organizational Studies 3305A/B Lecture Notes - Slow-Wave Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Debt
5 Dec 2013
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High levels of stress will make you sick (like redlining an engine you"re gonna break) Stress in aviation: promotion still a stress, uncertainty with schedule, many divorces due to absence from home. Pilots have a culture where you just tough it out: realize that we are human beings . Vibration + noise + poor lighting + heat: psychological. Fatigue + anxiety + frustration + anger + fear. Stressors typically have 4 effects: produce a psychological experience, physiological change often observable, may have long-term health consequences. Understand yourself & what makes you feel better. Introverts: like to be along: extroverts: like to talk to friends. Direct (bottom-up idea: vibration + noise + time limit + impacts information received, most environmental stressors can be measured quantitatively. Impacts information processing anxiety, fear: difficult to quantify, mediated by arousal (alertness) Kids can"t deal with stress when they"re tired. Level of variable determines performance impact: too high or too low degrades performance.
