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OverviewThis text deals with psychological, psychiatric, and psychosocial issues that affect people who live and work in space. Rather than focusng on anecdotal reports and ground-based simulation studies, it emphasizes the findings from psychological research conducted during actual space missions. Both authors have been active in such research. What is presented in this readable text has previously been found only in scientific journal articles. Topics that are discussed include: behavioral adaptation to space; human performance and cognitive effects; crewmember interactions; psychiatric responses; psychological counter-measures related to habitability factors, work-design, selection, training, and in-flight monitoring and support; and the impact of expeditionary missions to Mars and beyond. The text includes: psychology and social science students and professors in universities; medical students and residents in psychiatry and aerospace medicine; human factors workers in space and aviation professions; individuals involved with isolated environments on Earth (for example, the Antarctic, submarines); aerospace workers in businesses and space agencies such as NASA and ESA; and anyone who is interested in learning the facts about the human side of long-duration space missions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nick Kanas , Dietrich Manzey (Professor of Work and Engineering Psychology, University of Applied Sciences, Luneburg, Germany)Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers Volume: v. 16 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.518kg ISBN: 9781402013416ISBN 10: 1402013418 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 30 September 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsThis book is not just a record of what can go wrong with regard to mental health and performance, but explores a number of prudent psychological, ergonomic, and design engineering countermeasures to help guide future mission planners and spacecraft engineers[a ]]Written in a clear and engaging style, this book will not only interest the general space enthusiast, but all human factors specialists and anyone else studying the human reaction to extreme and unusual environments. As a comprehensive account of what we have learned so far about the psychological challenges of space travel, Space Psychology and Psychiatry should also be on the bookshelf of any researcher plotting the future course of human spaceflight. <br>(Ergonomics in Design) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |