Quiz ATPL | Page 23 | Human Performance and Limitations

1. Psychosomatic means that a physiological problem is followed by psychological stress.2. Psychosomatic complaints hardly occur in professional aviation because of the strict selection for this particular profession .	4 Answers
The two types of fatigue are:	4 Answers
Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. A person experiencing sleep loss is unlikely to be aware of personal performance degradation2. Performance loss may be present up to 20 minutes after awaking from a short sleep (nap)	4 Answers
Please check the following statements:1. A stressor causes activation2. Activation stimulates a person to cope with it	4 Answers
The main purpose of lumbar support is to:	4 Answers
The sleep cycles repeat during the course of a night's sleep.1. Each succeeding cycle contains a greater amount of REM-sleep.2. Frequent interruption of the REM-sleep may be harmful.	4 Answers
In the case of changes to circadian rhythms, the readjustment to a new time zone:	4 Answers
A pilot successfully completes a difficult and stressful landing at an aerodrome. The next time a landing is attempted under the same conditions and at the same aerodrome, is the pilot likely to experience:	4 Answers
Which of the following statements is/are correct?1. REM-sleep becomes shorter with any repeated sleep cycle during the night.2. REM-sleep is more important for the regeneration of mental functions than all the other sleep stages are.	4 Answers
Which statement about acute or chronic fatigue is INCORRECT?	4 Answers

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