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Often, people use nicotine, caffeine, and some level of alcohol in
varying combinations at different times of the day in order to
optimize their functioning and feelings of well-being, whether at
work, in leisure time, or in a social context. However, until now,
studies on the effects of this everyday practice have been diverse,
widespread, and insufficiently summarized. Recently developed
methods to study the effects in more detail have received little
attention, especially among a nonscientific readership. Nicotine,
Caffeine and Social Drinking focuses readers' attention on the
effects of normal, socially accepted psychoactive substances on
cognitive performance and on the brain. Divided into three
sections, this book studies each substance individually before
examining the effects of their combined usage.
Often, people use nicotine, caffeine, and some level of alcohol in
varying combinations at different times of the day in order to
optimize their functioning and feelings of well-being, whether at
work, in leisure time, or in a social context. However, until now,
studies on the effects of this everyday practice have been diverse,
widespread, and insufficiently summarized. Recently developed
methods to study the effects in more detail have received little
attention, especially among a nonscientific readership.
Nicotine, Caffeine and Social Drinking focuses readers' attention
on the effects of normal, socially accepted psychoactive substances
on cognitive performance and on the brain. Divided into three
sections, this book studies each substance individually before
examining the effects of their combined usage.
In the past few years the topic of work and ageing has received
much public and professional interest. The progressive "greying" of
the population and its impact on work is a problem of widespread
and growing concern, with major consequences for the economy in
terms of productivity, performance, health care, work design and
entry opportunities; and for the individual older worker. A
European Symposium on Work and Ageing was held in Amsterdam in
1993. It was intended not only for a forum of scientists but also
for practitioners and policy-makers who are actually involved in
this growing field of social interest.; "Work and Aging," a
multi-disciplinary book derives, in part, from this symposium, but
also includes especially invited contribributions from experts in
occupational health and safety, organizational psychology,
cognitive science, and ergonomics.; Throughout the diverse
chapters, incentives are suggested on how and why an organization
could benefit from the asset of an ageing worker. Training
programmes for human resource management, with respect to the
elderly and disabled worker in particular, are offered in order to
deal effectively with vocational rehabilitation.
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