TASK - INDUCED STRESS: A LITERATURE SURVEY
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to review the literature concerning psychological stress. Emphasis is placed upon experimental evidence, with particular emphasis upon task induced stress. An attempt is made to define psychological stress in terms of the published material bearing the 'stress' label, and thus provide an overview of the field. In the subsequent detailed coverage, individual-difference material, such as might be used in personnel selection, is treated separately from treatment effects. Task induced stress is treated as a separate topic, with an attempt to draw relationships between this phenomenon and those of psychological stress in general. Implications from the literature for control of stress are presented. In summarizing the findings reviewed, a formulation is presented of the relationships believed to be involved in the phenomenon of task induced stress. The parameters which determine information overland are discussed. A conceptual model is presented concerning the 'emotional' component of psychological stress. A relationship is derived between this emotional component and information overload in the production of the performance effects typical of 'task induced stress.' Implications for control are derived from the foregoing conceptualization, together with suggestions of avenues for future research, much of which remains to be done.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 27, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0667272
Entities
People
- James E. Robins
- James M. Mckendry
- Paul M. Hurst