Signs and Symptoms

• Disrupted concentration
• Difficulty prioritising objectives or tasks
• Narrow focus or tunnel vision
• Lack of focus on relevant cues
• Memory impairment information overload leading to forgetting
• Task overload due to the limited capacity to undertake tasks resulting in tasks being dropped or not completed
• Easily distracted
• Focuses on information that supports mental picture of the situation, whilst ignoring other pieces of information
• Forgetting to carry out an intended action at the time it was due to be done
• Impaired decision-making
• Blank mind
• Resort to familiar or drilled routines