Abstract
One of the mandates given to Workshop C (see preface) was the exploration of definitions of the concept of stress and how stress may act to impact various human capabilities. Due to time contraints, it was not possible to address this important and broad issue in detail, although an initial consensus was found in support of the position adopted by Lazarus (see Lazarus, 1966; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). The purpose of the present paper is to elaborate upon this little explored theme through examination of a recent position which bears upon this problem (Hancock & Chignell, 1985) and, specifically, to indicate how insights gained during the meeting have acted to enhance this latter perspective.
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Hancock, P.A. (1986). Stress and Adaptability. In: Hockey, G.R.J., Gaillard, A.W.K., Coles, M.G.H. (eds) Energetics and Human Information Processing. NATO ASI Series, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4448-0_16
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