STRESS & ADAPTATION
Stress and adaptation
How sustained load changes attention, behavior, resources and the capacity to recover.
Load is not outcome
The same external conditions can create different effective loads depending on resources, roles, control, uncertainty and duration.
Adaptation has a cost
Short-term mobilization can be useful. When it becomes permanent, sleep, attention, relationships and judgment may deteriorate.
Recovery is part of the system
UDAF Human treats recovery not as a reward after work but as a necessary component of sustained functioning.