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of World Problems
& Human Potential

Fatigue

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Debility

Strain

Toilsomeness

Burdensomeness

Weakness

Weariness

Wearisomeness

Nature

There are basically two types of fatigue: physical (muscular) and general (mental). Physical fatigue is characterized by acute pain localized in the muscles, particularly those used for a long period in the exercise of a particular task. General fatigue is characterized by decreasing motivation and willingness to work, unusual sensitivity to situations and to other people, irrational stubbornness and disintegration of attention. Early researchers emphasized the importance of the accumulation of chemical products, such as lactic acid, in the production of fatigue. A more recent view is that fatigue is an outcome of frustration and conflict within the individual.

Broader

Narrower

Fatigue due to torture

Aggravates

Exhaustion

Extrasystole

Irritability

Injurious accidents ^{[in 22 loops]}

Ill-defined health conditions

Death and disability from inhumane confinement

Aggravated by

Premenstrual syndrome

Dietary energy stress

Psychological conflict

Flight-related illness

Excessive climatic cold

Excessive climatic heat

Occupational risk to health

Human disease and disability

Inadequate working conditions

Health hazards of exposure to noise

Strategy(ies)

Value(s)

Reference(s)

Griffith, Linda L: Rattle Fatigue: and you thought you were busy before you had

Type

(B) Basic universal problems

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