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TABLE I: Actual Items on The Subjective States Questionnaire.
l feel “overwhelmed.”
I feel “vulnerable.”
Right now, I could answer most promotion board questions.
It would be more difficult than usual to understand new concepts that are being taught in a military class.
My thinking and other mental processes are at their “max.”
It would require more effort than usual to tell someone how to “shoot an azimuth.”
My vision seems especially sharp and clear.
My thoughts seem complete.
I feel like spit shining my boots and polishing my brass.
My body feels clumsy and awkward in this situation.
I could complete gas mask conftience training, including unmasking in the “gas chamber” with no difficulty.
It would take more effort than usual to complete a land navigation course.
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I feel “out of touch” with my surroundings.
I feel confused.
I could easily play a difficult video game for 20-25 minutes.
My thinking seems “sluggish.”
I am having trouble remembering some things now.
Staying in this study hardly ser IIS worth it.
Sending a grid coordinate by radi , would require greater effort than usual.
If I were +s,~-; _ .a Iotor vehi .le, my actions would seem “jerky” and “unconnected.”
I could p;operiy cc L!sge myself and my equipment.
I could remember spoken directions to a store a few miles from here.
If I were driving an automobile, I might commit trafftc violations or cause accidents.
I would have trouble running 2 miles in anything near my normal time.
I can talk freely without stuttering.
A 2-3 hour G.I. party might be difficult to “deal with.“
Telling even a short joke would require more effort than usual.
If a “password” and “challenge” were changed every two hours, it might be difficult for me to remember them.
I would probably miss some Information in military radio messages, without some “say agans.
I feel disoriented.
I am as aware of feelings in my arms, legs, and body as I usually am.
It would be hard to be up for 24 hours of guard duty now.
I could disassemble and reassemble an M-16 correctly within time limits.
Detecting a soldier in BDUs in tall brush would take more effort than it usually does.
I feel as good as I usually feel.
I would confuse some of the azimuths with the directions they represent.
I feel “ate up.”
My memory is working as well as it usually does.
I feel good enough to max at least one part of the PT test.
I would find it more difficult than usual to find a landmark such as railroad tracks on a map.
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