This book offers a survey of the state of the art in the field of
motion sickness. It begins by describing the historical
background and the current definition of motion sickness, then
discusses the prevalence among individuals, along with the
physiological and psychological concomitants of the disorder. It
reviews the incidence of motion sickness in numerous provocative
motion environments and discusses various personal factors that
appear to influence this aspect. Various characteristics of
provocative motion stimuli are also described, together with the
results of studies conducted in the laboratory, on motion
simulators and at sea. Laboratory tests that could potentially be
used to assess an individual’s susceptibility to motion sickness
and his or her ability to adapt to motion environments are
presented in detail, together with the ways in which individuals
might be trained to prevent motion sickness or more effectively
cope with motion environments. In closing, the book reports on
the cognitive-behavioral approach developed by the author (Dobie,
1963) as well as the various desensitization programs employed in
military settings, and discusses the relative effectiveness of
these methods in comparison to cognitive-behavioral
counseling.