| Description |
1 online resource (376 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 A History of Aeromedical Psychology; 2 Assessment and Selection of Military Aviators and Astronauts; 3 Commercial Airline Pilot and Air Traffic Controller Selection; 4 Aviation Mental Health and the Psychological Examination; 5 Substance Abuse in Aviation: Clinical and Practical Implications; 6 US Military Standards and Aeromedical Waivers for Psychiatric Conditions and Treatments; 7 The Motivation to Fly and Fear of Flying; 8 Airsickness and Space Sickness; 9 Fatigue and Aviation; 10 Aviation Neuropsychology; 11 The Aging Aviator |
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12 Psychopharmacology in Aviation13 Aviation Disaster Crisis Management: Multidimensional Psychological Intervention; 14 Aviation Mishap Prevention and Investigations:The Expanding Role of Aviation Psychologists; 15 On Becoming an Aeromedical Psychologist; Index |
| Summary |
Aeromedical Psychology provides the means for a variety of clinicians to carry out sound assessment and selection procedures, perform informed evaluations and make subsequent recommendations regarding flight status and treatment strategies geared to the aviation environment. To facilitate a dynamic understanding of the field, the book emphasizes an integration of applications and theory, case examples and research |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Airlines -- Employees -- Psychological testing
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Air pilots, Military -- Psychological testing
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Astronauts -- Psychological testing
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Aviation psychology.
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Aircraft accidents -- Human factors.
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Aircraft accidents -- Human factors
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Aviation psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kay, Gary G
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| ISBN |
9780754675945 |
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0754675947 |
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