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Introduction to Psychology in Extreme Environments
Introduction and welcome
Course handbook and overview (4:02)
Background and history of psychology in extremes
What are extreme environments? (9:27)
Different types of extreme environment (10:16)
A timeline of psychology in extreme environments (10:18)
Quiz 1
Extreme stress: physical, psychological and interpersonal
Stressors in extreme environments (10:06)
Activity: Identifying stressors (2:19)
Not all stress is bad (8:18)
Changing face of stress (11:37)
Activity: Considering stress via a task analysis (4:19)
Quiz 2
The Right Stuff: personality and individual differences
What are individual differences? (14:44)
Creating an individual profile (11:20)
Activity: Creating a personal value profile (3:15)
Selection and training (9:55)
Quiz 3
Time-based changes in extreme settings
Models of time-based change (10:05)
Changes in emotion (9:02)
Activity: Language and emotion test (4:13)
Assessing cognitive performance (9:29)
Activity: Decision-making test (3:32)
Quiz 4
Group dynamics in extremes; composing an effective team
The individual in a team (7:28)
Team composition and the role of surface- and deep-level factors (12:04)
Activity: Understanding surface- and deep- level variables (2:17)
Group cohesion and performance in extremes (11:10)
Activity: Building cohesion and resolving conflict (2:36)
Quiz 5
Transition and reintegration from extreme environments
When does the expedition experience end? (9:01)
Understanding transition, reintegration and post-expedition growth (10:02)
Support during the return from extreme environments (11:48)
Activity: Understanding and providing support during transition-reintegration
Quiz 6
Applied action plan
From theory to practice
Quiz 4
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