THE IMPACT OF STRESS ON COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT

This article addresses the problem of the impact of stress, related to crisis management, on the cognitive processes of the manager. The stress reaction, inherently related to acting in difficult situations, affects many aspects of the functioning of human physiology and psyche. Being under the influence of pressure and psychological tension, a person functions in a general mobilization mode, with limited resources and information processing capabilities, focused on survival in a threatening situation. The ways of processing information, the tendency to take risks, the functioning of attention, the assessment of the situation, and decision-making change. An effective manager must therefore face not only the problem – cataclysm, war, epidemic, but also the impact of personal stress, and be able to manage it well, using resources, while constantly aware of its potential, negative impact on action in a crisis.