1st edition: Winner of the 2004 IAA Life Sciences Book Award! The second edition deals with psychological, psychiatric, and psychosocial issues that affectpeople who live and work in space. Unlike other books that focus on anecdotalreports and ground-based simulation studies, this book 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; psychologicalcounter-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. Winner of the 2004 International Academy of Astronautics Life Sciences Award INDICE: From the contents Introduction. Basic issues of human adaptation to space flight. Human performance. Human interactions. Psychiatric issues. Psychological countermeasures. Future challenges.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-6769-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 210
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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