THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF PROTECTIVE SHELTERS

Abstract

The research is focused upon studying the psychological environment that would prevail in such a public fallout shelter during the shelter period. Will there be psychological and sociological problems. If so, what would be the basis for them. What preventative measures are available. How would problems express themselves. When. What remedial actions could be taken. What controls could be applied. What recommendations would be useful to shelter managers. The research described herein has attempted to answer these and other questions through studying the dynamics of behavior during a period of confinement. It was set up to define and measure psycho-social behaviors and to offer recommendations for control. The purpose of this program of research was (a) to discover, through carefully controlled methods, a set of criteria for identifying the psychological environment found in confinement; (b) to discover changes in behavior during confinement; and (c) to develop methods, techniques, and bases for future research in enshelterment.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642315

Entities

People

  • G. H. Wright
  • N. H. Fenstermacher

Organizations

  • HRB Systems

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Emergencies
  • Environment
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Hostility
  • Human Behavior
  • Hypotheses
  • Leadership
  • Shelters
  • Toilet Facilities
  • United States

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design