Stress & Fatigue

Question 1

TYPES OF STRESSORS

Answer 1

• Psychosocial (Life Events)
• Environmental
• Physiological (Self-Imposed)
• Cognitive (Given Situation)

Question 2

SELF-IMPOSED STRESSORS

Answer 2

• Drugs
• Exhaustion
• Alcohol ( 1 ounce = 2000 PA increase)
• Tobacco (Adds 5000 PA physiological ALT)
• Hypoglycemia

Question 3

DRUGS

Answer 3

Aviators do not self medicate

• Synergistic Effects
• Overdose
• Allergic Reaction
• Predictable Side Effects
• Caffine

Question 4

FATIGUE DEFINED

Answer 4

State of felling tired, weary, or sleepy that results from prolonged mental or physical work, extended periods of anxiety, exposure to harsh environmentally, or loss of sleep.

Question 5

FATIGUE (ACUTE)

Answer 5

Mental of physical activity between two rest periods.

• Loss of coordination
• lack or error awareness

Question 6

FATIGUE (CHRONIC)

Answer 6

Inadequate recovery from successive periods of acute fatigue

Question 7

MOTIVATIONAL EXHAUSTION

Answer 7

“Shutdown”

Cease Functioning socially and occupationaly.

Question 8

STRESS DEFINED

Answer 8

The non-specific response of the body to any demand