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Modeling And Characterization Of Acute Stress Under Dynamic Task Conditions, Angel M. Millan
Modeling And Characterization Of Acute Stress Under Dynamic Task Conditions, Angel M. Millan
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Stress can be defined as the mental, physical, and emotional response of humans to stressors encountered in their personal or professional environment. Stressors are introduced in various activities, especially those found in dynamic task conditions when multiple task requirements must be performed. Stress and stressors have been described as activators and inhibitors of human performance. The ability to manage high levels of acute stress is an important determinant of successful performance in any occupation. In situations where performance is critical, personnel must be prepared to operate successfully under hostile or extreme stress conditions; therefore training programs and engineered systems must …