Fatigue means tiredness from physical work or lowered capacity to perform subsequent work. On the basis of anatomy of the body, if after work, body’s capacity to do the work reduces or the body is unable to do the work as before, it is called fatigue. Inability to do the work is either due to over-work i.e more than one’s capacity or doing those jobs in which the individual is not interested.
Circumstances such as deadlines, emotional stress,insufficient information, or knowledge and information overload contribute to fatigue and stress. Mental overload may cause the physiological changes like increase in heart rate, increased respiration, elevated blood pressure etc.
Fatigue is not easily defined. It manifests itself in different forms and yet they are the closely related forms. In simple words, the feeling of tiredness and the desire to stop working after doing some amount of work is called fatigue. Thus when fatigued, our body's capacity to do work is reduced. Fatigue signifies a reduced performance of work. It is caused by physical exhaustion, aversion to work, preoccupation with some other aspects of life or any combination of these and other factors.
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