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The psychology of fatigue : work, effort and control, Robert Hockey

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Summary
The first systematic treatment of fatigue for 60 years, putting forward a new theory of its origins and functions
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource
Contents
  • Cover.pdf; The Psychology of Fatigue; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 The problem of fatigue; Background; Rationale and focus of the book: the adaptive role of fatigue; The failure of classical fatigue theory; Limitations of the energy account of fatigue; Fatigue is not (just) a negative state; A motivational perspective; Defining the field: what is fatigue?; A working definition; Fatigue and related feelings; The conceptual status of fatigue; Some questions for a scientific theory of fatigue; Plan of the book; 2 Changing experiences of fatigue:; Background
  • Roots of the energy metaphor of fatigueThe pre-modern experience of work and fatigue; Fatigue, idleness and volition; Work as a benign experience; The loss of control over work; Work and fatigue in the post-industrial period; The intensification of work; Changes in leisure and recreation; A demands-control analysis of changes in the experience of work; The link between fatigue and energy; The medicalization of fatigue; Fatigue as a subject for scientific study; Summary; 3 The work-fatigue hypothesis; Background; The golden age of fatigue research; The early research agenda; The work curve
  • Early research on the work decrementIs fatigue general or specific?; Recovery from fatigue: effects of rest and change; After-effects of fatigue; Vigilance and sustained attention; What causes the vigilance decrement?; Habituation and executive control; The sensitive task; Work intensity, effort and executive control; Workload, capacity and resources; Effort and executive control; A reappraisal of the work curve; Rapid onset of decrement; Interruptions of control: blocks, gaps and lapses; Three sources of performance decrement; Summary; 4 Stress, coping and fatigue; Background
  • Stress, homeostasis and allostatic loadThe response to stress; Adaptive physiological systems; Psychological stress and coping; Fatigue and the costs of coping; Task performance under stress; Early research on stress and performance; The modal stress pattern; Theoretical perspectives on stress and fatigue; Distraction and arousal; Limitations of general arousal; Stress and emotion as distractors; Emotional states and feelings; Specific emotions and general feelings; The adaptive value of feelings; Fatigue as an emotion; Summary; 5 Effort, strain and fatigue; Background
  • A systems perspective on performance decrementAssessing the costs of task management: effectiveness and efficiency; Goal competition in task performance; Varieties of goal: have to, want to and need to; The vulnerability of task goals; Protection of performance under stress: effort, strain and fatigue; Indirect effects of stressors on performance; Secondary task decrements; Strategy changes; Psychophysiological activation; Fatigue after-effects; Strain and fatigue at work; Work strain; Laboratory versus real-life stress; Modes of work management; Fatigue and recovery from stress; Summary
Isbn
9781107249776
Instance
Label
The psychology of fatigue : work, effort and control
Title
The psychology of fatigue
Title remainder
work, effort and control
Statement of responsibility
Robert Hockey
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
The first systematic treatment of fatigue for 60 years, putting forward a new theory of its origins and functions
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Hockey, Robert
Dewey number
152.1/886
Index
no index present
LC call number
BF482
LC item number
.H63 2013eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
NLM call number
WM 174
NLM item number
H685p 2013
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Fatigue
  • Mental Fatigue
  • Fatigue
  • PSYCHOLOGY
  • Fatigue
  • Ermüdung
  • Chronisches Ermüdungssyndrom
  • Stress
  • Bewältigung
  • Sekundärkrankheit
  • Forschung
Label
The psychology of fatigue : work, effort and control, Robert Hockey
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Publication
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
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rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Cover.pdf; The Psychology of Fatigue; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 The problem of fatigue; Background; Rationale and focus of the book: the adaptive role of fatigue; The failure of classical fatigue theory; Limitations of the energy account of fatigue; Fatigue is not (just) a negative state; A motivational perspective; Defining the field: what is fatigue?; A working definition; Fatigue and related feelings; The conceptual status of fatigue; Some questions for a scientific theory of fatigue; Plan of the book; 2 Changing experiences of fatigue:; Background
  • Roots of the energy metaphor of fatigueThe pre-modern experience of work and fatigue; Fatigue, idleness and volition; Work as a benign experience; The loss of control over work; Work and fatigue in the post-industrial period; The intensification of work; Changes in leisure and recreation; A demands-control analysis of changes in the experience of work; The link between fatigue and energy; The medicalization of fatigue; Fatigue as a subject for scientific study; Summary; 3 The work-fatigue hypothesis; Background; The golden age of fatigue research; The early research agenda; The work curve
  • Early research on the work decrementIs fatigue general or specific?; Recovery from fatigue: effects of rest and change; After-effects of fatigue; Vigilance and sustained attention; What causes the vigilance decrement?; Habituation and executive control; The sensitive task; Work intensity, effort and executive control; Workload, capacity and resources; Effort and executive control; A reappraisal of the work curve; Rapid onset of decrement; Interruptions of control: blocks, gaps and lapses; Three sources of performance decrement; Summary; 4 Stress, coping and fatigue; Background
  • Stress, homeostasis and allostatic loadThe response to stress; Adaptive physiological systems; Psychological stress and coping; Fatigue and the costs of coping; Task performance under stress; Early research on stress and performance; The modal stress pattern; Theoretical perspectives on stress and fatigue; Distraction and arousal; Limitations of general arousal; Stress and emotion as distractors; Emotional states and feelings; Specific emotions and general feelings; The adaptive value of feelings; Fatigue as an emotion; Summary; 5 Effort, strain and fatigue; Background
  • A systems perspective on performance decrementAssessing the costs of task management: effectiveness and efficiency; Goal competition in task performance; Varieties of goal: have to, want to and need to; The vulnerability of task goals; Protection of performance under stress: effort, strain and fatigue; Indirect effects of stressors on performance; Secondary task decrements; Strategy changes; Psychophysiological activation; Fatigue after-effects; Strain and fatigue at work; Work strain; Laboratory versus real-life stress; Modes of work management; Fatigue and recovery from stress; Summary
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846495115
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1 online resource
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Isbn
9781107249776
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unknown sound
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(OCoLC)846495115
Label
The psychology of fatigue : work, effort and control, Robert Hockey
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Cover.pdf; The Psychology of Fatigue; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 The problem of fatigue; Background; Rationale and focus of the book: the adaptive role of fatigue; The failure of classical fatigue theory; Limitations of the energy account of fatigue; Fatigue is not (just) a negative state; A motivational perspective; Defining the field: what is fatigue?; A working definition; Fatigue and related feelings; The conceptual status of fatigue; Some questions for a scientific theory of fatigue; Plan of the book; 2 Changing experiences of fatigue:; Background
  • Roots of the energy metaphor of fatigueThe pre-modern experience of work and fatigue; Fatigue, idleness and volition; Work as a benign experience; The loss of control over work; Work and fatigue in the post-industrial period; The intensification of work; Changes in leisure and recreation; A demands-control analysis of changes in the experience of work; The link between fatigue and energy; The medicalization of fatigue; Fatigue as a subject for scientific study; Summary; 3 The work-fatigue hypothesis; Background; The golden age of fatigue research; The early research agenda; The work curve
  • Early research on the work decrementIs fatigue general or specific?; Recovery from fatigue: effects of rest and change; After-effects of fatigue; Vigilance and sustained attention; What causes the vigilance decrement?; Habituation and executive control; The sensitive task; Work intensity, effort and executive control; Workload, capacity and resources; Effort and executive control; A reappraisal of the work curve; Rapid onset of decrement; Interruptions of control: blocks, gaps and lapses; Three sources of performance decrement; Summary; 4 Stress, coping and fatigue; Background
  • Stress, homeostasis and allostatic loadThe response to stress; Adaptive physiological systems; Psychological stress and coping; Fatigue and the costs of coping; Task performance under stress; Early research on stress and performance; The modal stress pattern; Theoretical perspectives on stress and fatigue; Distraction and arousal; Limitations of general arousal; Stress and emotion as distractors; Emotional states and feelings; Specific emotions and general feelings; The adaptive value of feelings; Fatigue as an emotion; Summary; 5 Effort, strain and fatigue; Background
  • A systems perspective on performance decrementAssessing the costs of task management: effectiveness and efficiency; Goal competition in task performance; Varieties of goal: have to, want to and need to; The vulnerability of task goals; Protection of performance under stress: effort, strain and fatigue; Indirect effects of stressors on performance; Secondary task decrements; Strategy changes; Psychophysiological activation; Fatigue after-effects; Strain and fatigue at work; Work strain; Laboratory versus real-life stress; Modes of work management; Fatigue and recovery from stress; Summary
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846495115
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unknown
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1 online resource
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unknown
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Isbn
9781107249776
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(OCoLC)846495115

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