Fearless Temperament and Overconfidence in an Unsuccessful Special Forces Polar Expedition.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform
; 86(6): 567-70, 2015 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-26099130
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Assessment of the influence of personality and decision processes on the performance of two-person expedition teams has application for the composition of small teams for planetary exploration and potentially responding to off-nominal situations. CASE REPORT We studied a two-man Special Forces team with a goal of reaching the North Pole in the shortest amount of time. Both subjects had high scores on measures of leadership/dominance, fearlessness, and achievement, and low scores on harm avoidance (high risk-taking). Differences were noted on scales measuring empathy, agreeableness, extraversion, emotional regulation, and callousness. Individual differences in the primacy of personal values of tradition vs. pleasure-seeking were evident.DISCUSSION:
High dominance traits of both team members, incompatibility in other characteristics and values, and minimal pretraining had a significant impact on the decision to abort the trek because of severe frostbite suffered by one subject. Implications for dyads exploring the Mars surface are discussed.
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Assunto principal:
Personalidade
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Expedições
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Militares
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article