Stress Levels Escalate When Repeatedly Performing Tasks Involving Threats

Stress Levels Escalate When Repeatedly Performing Tasks Involving Threats

Police work may include performing repeated tasks under the influence of psychological stress, which can affect perceptual, cognitive and motor performance. However, it is largely unknown how repeatedly performing stressful tasks physically affect police officers in terms of heart rate and pupil dia...

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Main Authors: Johan Bertilsson, Diederick C. Niehorster, Peter Jan Fredriksson, Mats Dahl, Simon Granér, Ola Fredriksson, Johan Magnus Mårtensson, Måns Magnusson, Per-Anders Fransson, Marcus Nyström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
stress escalation
heart rate
pupil dilation
repetition
operative police tactics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01562/full

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