[Age-related changes in work capacity]

Bank female employees, aged from 18 to 55, were examined in order to characterize some changes in the nervous-psychic capacity for work in age aspect. The following methods were used: inquiry for the subjective assessment of the strain and fatigue during work, DAM--a test characterizing the activity, disposition and mood, level of neurotism according to Ajsenk, time of single visual-motor reaction and reaction of choice. Some age changes in the subjective assessment of fatigue, disposition, and activity were established. The age changes in psychomotor sphere were enhanced under the effect of work loading. Among the age group 51-55, the subjective assessment of fatigue, disposition and activity were more favourable, not corresponding to the clearly manifested age changes in psychomotor sphere. Prophylactic measures, aiming at the optimization of the work of bank female workers, are elaborated on the base of the examinations carried out.