Table 3.

Criteria for impaired autoregulatory ability

Criterion	Negative load phases	Positive load phases
Cognitive assessments	as stress-threat, frustration-psychological satiety, overload, underload-monotony, fatigue (Figure 3)	as challenge and curiosity
Emotional reactions	e.g. sadness, anger, hope and resignation, fear, discomfort	e.g. optimism, well-being
Coping	lack of coping with stressful situations (observable in symptoms and duration)	successful coping and leaps in development
Autoregulatory ability	limited ability to relax with physiological reactions	successful ability to relax