The DSB task force report outlines what it calls a “stress response curve,” where performance is plotted on a graph against stress. As stress increases so does

The DSB task force report outlines what it calls a “stress response curve,” where performance is plotted on a graph against stress. As stress increases so does individual performance – believe it or not but people actually do perform better under pressure – up to a point. This sounds like PTSD. It sounds like Shell Shock. It sounds like burnout. It sounds like when somebody snaps. Why do we need military science to tell us what psychological science has been telling us for decades?