Search for dissertations about: "combat stress"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words combat stress.

  2. 1. The oxidative stress response of Francisella tularensis

    Author : Marie Honn; Anders Sjöstedt; Helena Lindgren; Andres Melendez; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Francisella tularensis; FupA; MglA; OxyR; ROS; oxidative stress; molekylärbiologi; Molecular Biology;

    Abstract : Francisella tularensis is capable of infecting numerous cell types, including professional phagocytes. Upon phagocytosis, F. tularensis resides within the phagosome before escaping into the cytosol to replicate. Phagocytes constitute a hostile environment rich in ROS, which are employed as a means of killing pathogens. READ MORE

  4. 2. Why jump out of a perfectly good airplane? : Parachute training, self-efficacy and leading in combat

    Author : David Bergman; Erik Berntson; Marie Gustafsson Sendén; Dennis Gyllensporre; Ole Boe; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parachute; leadership; self-efficacy; combat; training; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Training military officers to lead in combat has always presented a training paradox: it is impossible to expose individuals to the inherent strains and dangers of real combat, but combat is where they are supposed to lead, making those demands normative for training. To overcome this paradox, the military uses training courses where stress is as realistic as possible within ethical limits. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Politics of Combat : The Political and Strategic Impact of Tactical-Level Subcultures, 1939-1995

    Author : Tony Ingesson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; implementation; Public Administration; civil-military relations; strategic; tactical; military; combat; war; security; strategic corporal; submarines; u-boats; Yom Kippur War; WWII; Bosnia War; Nordbat; Dutchbat; Srebrenica; Song My; My Lai; Ubootwaffe; Dönitz; Totenkopfverbände; Eicke; Concentration camps; Holocaust; atrocities; subcultures;

    Abstract : This dissertation argues that lower-level military leaders, commanding between a dozen and a few hundred troops, can have a major political and strategic impact. Furthermore, it is argued that the decisions made by these lower-level military leaders are shaped by subcultures, in particular under conditions of stress and uncertainty. READ MORE

  6. 4. Stress in military settings

    Author : Niclas Wisén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Stress in military is often related to either mental health or performance. When it comes to mental health most of the literature is concerned with the possible negative effect from exposure to combat related trauma or other stressors related to deployment. Performance on the other hand is more often related to training. READ MORE

  7. 5. Salivary cortisol and posttraumatic stress reactions : methodological and applied studies before and after trauma

    Author : Elisabeth Aardal-Eriksson; Lars-Håkan Thorell; Rolf Ekman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The field of psychotraumatology has its roots in ancient history. During the past decades, the surveillance of the psychobiological background of reactions to and consequences of traumatic stress has made great progress and the complexity of the human stress response system stands out. READ MORE