Battlefield Stress.

Abstract

Battlefield stress is an accepted casualty producing phenomenon that leaders must understand to minimize it's adverse impact. Already outnumber by it's potential adversary in a conventional war, the U.S. Army can ill afford to lose any soldiers as battlefield stress casualties. This report organized to answer the following five logical questions to better understand the complexities of battlefield stress: 1) What is battlefield stress: 2) What are the dominant factors that cause battlefield stress? 3) What are the individual and collective reactions to battlefield stress? 4) What preventive measures can a leader take to increase individual and unit resistance to battlefield stress? 5) What is the most effective treatment for a battlefield casualty prior to medical evacuation? Keyword: Military psychology; Stress(psychology).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181027

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Leon Jr

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery
  • Casualties
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Combat Casualty Care
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Strategic Security Studies