Isolation and Confinement

isolation and : 

isolation and CONFINEMENT Rob Guinness

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Ad in the London newspaper, “The Times”, from December 29, 1913

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received 5000 applicants… Why do people subject themselves to such harsh environments? What are the most challenging aspects of such environments?

“What do you know about exploring?” : 

“What do you know about exploring?”

My background : 

My background Why? Bachelor in physicsWashington University in St. Louis (USA) Master of Science in Space StudiesInternational Space University in Strasbourg (France) Interdisciplinary, International, and Intercultural studies Four years work experience with NASA, mostly at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. I have worked mostly with International Space Station program and planned human lunar exploration. Came to Laurea in December 2009 to work on SATERISK and Mayfly projects. Wanted to study astronomy, but professor said I should learn basic physics first.St. Louis is my hometown, and my father works at Wash. U. I have a passion for space exploration.My friend’s husband encouraged me to apply for a scholarship to ISU. Studying in France sounded fun. Went to JSC for my ISU internship. Houston is a (the?) major center for human spaceflight. I have a passion for lunar exploration, but the first job I was offered was with ISS program, so I took it… Met a beautiful, amazing Finnish woman in Strasbourg in 2005 (got married last weekend).

What I am not… : 

What I am not… Not a psychologist… Not a security expert… Not a ”lecturer”… The following is presented as thoughts, questions, and suggestions, not as answers. Please ask questions, challenge me, and contribute to this discussion…

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs : 

Self- Actualization Morality, Creativity, Acceptance... Respect, Achievement, Status, Responsibility, etc. Family, Relationships, Love, Affection, Work Group, etc. Food, Water, Oxygen, Shelter, Warmth, Sleep, etc. Protection, Security, Order, Law, Stability, etc. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Esteem Needs Social Needs Safety Needs Physiological Needs Adapted from ”A Theory of Human Motivation” by A. H. Maslow, published in Psychological Review, 1943.

Where do : 

Where do isolation and CONFINEMENT fit?

The Polar Night : 

The Polar Night ”The dreaded polar night is not really that dreadful—it has been endured without ill effects by many explorers and countless indigenous inhabitants of the Arctic regions—but it took a terrible toll on the crew of the Belgica.”

What are some modern-day examples of extreme : 

What are some modern-day examples of extreme isolation and CONFINEMENT ?

ISS “Exploded View” : 

ISS “Exploded View”

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth…. : 

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth….

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On the whole, while for animals in the case of rearrangement of the daily regime the physical inputs (light, temperature, and so on) are of primary importance, for man, as quite rightly emphasized by Kuznetsov, more significant are the psychic activity, the volitional drive to perform the daily schedule, and the ability to reorganize oneself quickly in accordance with the changing situation. We found that adaptation of the physiological functions to the new rhythm is particularly difficult in those individuals who constantly try to imagine what is taking place at every instant of the day outside the chamber.