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Abstract:
Our investigations into% the effects of stressful military training have shown that individuals exhibiting superior performance differ significantly from individuals exhibiting poor performance in their psychological and biological responses to stress. Specifically, stress-hardy individuals retain mental focus and clarity of memory under stress, commit fewer errors during stress, experience less burnout, demonstrate better navigational skills, and are able to stay physiologically calmer during potentially life threatening events and during uncontrollable stress. To ascertain individual differences in stress responses, we will investigate the effects of stressful military training on physiological, and cognitive functioning of armed forces members. Noninvasive saliva sampling will be used to assess hormonal stress levels. A 6-month no cost extension has been filed. Due to Institutional Review Board delays no human subjects data are available for this annual report. Additionally we developed novel telemetric technology for untethered measurements of heart rate activity. We will compare these physiological measures with training performance, cognitive performance and measures of stress.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
| Description: |
Final Addendum rept. 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2003 |
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86 |
| Report Date: |
OCT 2003 |
| Contract Number: |
MIPR-2BCJYG2041 |
| Report Number: |
A077814 |
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