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The relationship between arousal and flying performance is depicted in figure.

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Arousal and Performance

Arousal is the measure of the human being's readiness to respond.

The relationship between arousal and performance is a symmetrical inverted U (performance being on the vertical axis and arousal on the horizontal axis). Increases in arousal will result in the increase of performance, up to a point, called the break point, beyond which further arousal is dysfunctional to the outcome of performance. At the optimum arousal level, we are at our most efficient - optimum arousal happens just below the breakpoint.
  • Stress increases along with arousal. Initially, we experience eustress (positive stress) and then distress (negative stress). As previously mentioned, the point of highest performance (optimum arousal or stress) is just below the breakpoint. After this breakpoint, performance decreases as stress becomes overwhelming. However, arousal and stress will still increase.

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