摘要 |
Disclosed is a method for determining the capacity for psychological workload in one or more individuals by (a) determining the level of sympathetic tone in said individual(s) under resting conditions (α), (b) determining the level of sympathetic tone (&bgr;) in said individual(s) under a defined psychological workload (Wp), (c) determining the time (&Dgr;t) it takes said individual to revert from the sympathetic tone level &bgr; under the defined psychological workload Wp, to the sympathetic tone level α under resting conditions, and (d) expressing the capacity for psychological workload as a function of &bgr;, α and &Dgr;t. The method enables optimization of overall work performance for individuals as well as groups of individuals, and also enables optimization of composition of groups which are to perform demanding tasks. Also disclosed is a computer system, which implements the method of the invention. |