[The ability for psych self-regulation as a factor in resistance to the stresses in extreme conditions of space flight].
Significance of the ability for psych self-regulation in the context of resistance to the stresses of space flight was studied in an experiment with 9 test-subjects simulating such factors of space flights as 8 to 9-day isolation and confinement, some physiological effects of microgravity in a head-down position at -8 degrees for 7 d, artificial climate, and implementation of dock and piloting operations. Stress resistance, self-regulation, mental performance and behavior were assessed with the use of computerized tests "Mirror coordinograph", "Relaxometer", and "SOPR-monitoring". The ability to voluntary control psych was shown to be favorable to stress-resistance and rapid recovery of mental efficiency after the natural decline in consequence of the experimental simulation. The ability for psych self-regulation is one of the major criteria of professional selection for exposure to extreme conditions.
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Bystritskaia
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013026:Space Flight; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation