Psycho-social aspects of spaceflight and aging

Syudfeld Peter; Rank Dennis; Khallivell Dzhanet; Bakli Nikol'

doi:10.7256/2453-8817.2017.2.23131


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Suedfeld P., Rank D., Halliwell J., Buckley N.D. Psycho-social aspects of spaceflight and aging // Space Research. 2017. № 2. P. 101-114. DOI: 10.7256/2453-8817.2017.2.23131 URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=23131

Psycho-social aspects of spaceflight and aging

Suedfeld Peter

Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, The University of British Columbia

BC V6T 1Z4, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada

psuedfeld@psych.ubc.ca

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Rank Dennis

Senior Partner at Dennis Rank and Associates

2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4

d_rank@yahoo.com

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Halliwell Janet E.

D. Sc. (Hon.), President, J.E.Halliwell Associates Inc.

BC V6T 1Z4, 1 Sunset Drive, Salt Spring Island, BC Canada

psuedfeld@psych.ubc.ca

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Buckley Nicole

Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Life Science and ISS Utilization, The Canadian Space Agency

6767 Route De L'aéroport, Saint-Hubert, Quebec J3Y 8Y9, Canada

psuedfeld@psych.ubc.ca

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Article was published in rubric "Life Sciences in Space"

DOI:

10.7256/2453-8817.2017.2.23131

Received:

26-05-2017

Published:

01-07-2017

Abstract: Many places on Earth have been used as analogs of space vehicles, with the goal of understanding the pressures and stresses of a long-duration spaceflight such as a round-trip voyage to Mars. One of these is the situation common to many of the aged, especially those who live in group housing: planned communities, assisted living centers, or nursing homes. This paper looks at the lessons that space psychology and geriatric psychology can teach each other. Traditionally, both the literature on aging and that on spaceflight have focused on the problems that their population of interest experiences, and on what can be done to alleviate the negative effects of those problems – or, more familiarly, on countermeasures. The problems are due to or mediated by, stress, which is a common factor in both literatures.There are many common factors related to successful aging and successful spaceflight. Increased cross-flow of ideas between the two research communities would be fruitful.

Keywords:

Space psychology, Aging, Psychological reaction, Long-duration spaceflight, Geriatric psychology, Isolated Environment, Stressors, ISS, Sleep deprivation, Depression

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