Accession Number:

AD0671001

Title:

NOTES ON THE PHYSICAL STATE OF THE PRISONER OF WAR AS IT MAY AFFECT BRAIN FUNCTION

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

BUREAU OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INC WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Hinkle, Lawrence E., Jr

Report Date:

1963-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

Abstract:

The paper, by a medical authority on POW problems, was prepared for a conference on training on required captivity behavior in 1965. Deprivations of captivity, their possible effects on brain function and the implications for POW and captors are briefly noted.

Descriptors:

• *BRAINWASHING
• *PRISONERS
• BRAIN
• STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
• PHYSICAL FITNESS
• BEHAVIOR
• PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE
• SLEEP
• FATIGUE(PHYSIOLOGY)
• REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE