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Document ID (ISN)49402
CIS number 88-699
Year 1984
Convention or series no. At-meddelelse Nr.4.08.2
Author(s) Andersen E.
Title Guidance note on psychological fatigue
Original title Vejledning om psykisk træthed [in Danish]
Bibliographic information Arbejdstilsynet, Direktoratet, Landskronogade 33-35, 2100 København Ø, Denmark, Sep. 1984. 3p.
Abstract In order to function well in daily work, a person needs an adequate stimulation of the central nervous system. Too much stimulation can lead to mental stress or psychological fatigue. This information note explains the causes and symptoms (exhaustion, irritability, general mental instability) of psychological fatigue and the consequences it can have on work performance (difficulties in taking decisions, the quality of work goes down, irrationality, difficulties with the coordination between the eye and the hands). It also gives some recommendations concerning how the problem should be solved.
Descriptors (primary) mental health; nervous fatigue
Descriptors (secondary) Denmark; data sheet; accident proneness; occupational psychology
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Psychology and sociology
Broad subject area(s) Stress, psychosocial factors
Browse category(ies) Mental health
Psychological factors
Fatigue