Stress Impacts Human Behavior Research

Stress affects a variety of human factors.  Chief among the listed factors include:

Mathematical function errors

Working memory loss

Reduces confidence in abilities

Increases fatigue

Motivates alcohol abuse

Promotes narrow intense task focus

 

From: Stress, Cognition, and Human Performance: A

Literature Review andConceptual Framework (August 2004)

By Mark A. Staal, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California

Read more research:

Judgment and decision making under stress: an overview for emergency managers (2003) Kathleen M. Kowalski-Trakofler* and Charles Vaught - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

HR Survival Guide

Stress Management Resources, Carnegie Mellon University