Breakdown in Human Adaptation to ‘Stress’: Towards a multidisciplinary approach Volume I

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Towards a Taxonomy of Methods — A General Overview of Psychological Approaches in the Study of Breakdown of Human Adaptation....Pages 3-37
Psychological Field Study Techniques — Overview and Needs....Pages 38-52
Psychological Field Study Techniques — A Critical Evaluation....Pages 53-60
Sociological Parameters in Studies of Breakdown: A Selective Overview....Pages 61-82
Use of Psychological Indices in Epidemiological Studies Overview and Needs....Pages 83-97
Stressful Life Events and Illness: A Review with Special Reference to a Criticism of the Life Event Method....Pages 98-121
A Lifetime Prospective Study of Human Adaptation and Health....Pages 122-134
Psychosocial and Psychophysiological Factors in the Design and the Evaluation of Working Conditions within Health Care Systems....Pages 135-143
The Relation of Social to Pathophysiological Processes; Evidence from Epidemiological Studies....Pages 144-148
Unemployment and Health: A Review of Methodology....Pages 149-158
Ontogenetic Development and ‘Breakdown in Adaptation’....Pages 159-187
Physiological Issues in Establishing Links between Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Illness....Pages 188-197
White-Collar Work Setting and Coronary-Prone Behaviour Pattern....Pages 198-207
Psychological Methods: An Overview of Clinical Applications....Pages 208-218
Psychological Factors in the Breakdown of Human Adaptation: Some Methodological Issues....Pages 219-240
Monitoring Signs of Decrease in Human Adaptation....Pages 241-250
Inventory of Stressful Life-Events (ILE)....Pages 251-256
The Norwegian Female Climacteric Project (NFCP)....Pages 257-261
Questionnaire for Organisational Stress (VOS)....Pages 262-266
A Scale for Measuring the Marital Relationship among Males....Pages 267-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Human Performance in Transport Operations Introductory Remarks....Pages 275-278
Aircrew Workload....Pages 279-284
Safety, Individual Performance & Mental Workload in Air Transport: Oedipus as Icarus....Pages 285-304
Stress Management in Air Transport Operations: Beyond Alcohol and Drugs....Pages 305-321
Reasons for Eliminating the “Age 60” Regulation for Airline Pilots....Pages 322-328
Human Factors Education in European Air Transport Operations....Pages 329-362
Behaviour Research in Road Traffic....Pages 363-373
Some Theoretical Considerations on Accident Research....Pages 374-384
Accident of Busdrivers — Practical and Methodological Problems....Pages 385-393
Effects of Alcohol on Driving Performance a Critical Look on the Epidemiological, Experimental and Psychosocial Approaches....Pages 394-408
Investigations on the Influence of Continuous Driving on the Motion Activity of Vehicle Drivers....Pages 409-421
Human Performance in Seafaring....Pages 422-448
Stress Factors and Countermeasures in Navigation....Pages 449-456
Ship of the Future: Human Problems and Performance....Pages 457-468
Accidents on Board Merchant Ships....Pages 469-483
Sleep-Data Sampled from the Crew of a Merchant Marine Ship....Pages 484-493
Transport Operators as Responsible Persons in Stressful Situations....Pages 494-508
Stress Response as a Function of Age and Sex....Pages 509-521
Drugs and Transport Operations....Pages 522-551
Mechanical Vibration in Transport Operations....Pages 552-566
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Continuous Electrophysiological Recording....Pages 567-583
Dimensions of Flight Crew Performance Decrements: Methodological Implications for Field Research....Pages 584-605
Methodology in Workstress Studies....Pages 606-622