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The comfort zone is a psychological state in which a person feels familiar, at ease, in control and experiences low anxiety and stress. In the zone a steady level of performance is possible.〔Alasdair A. K. White "From Comfort Zone to Performance Management" ()〕 Bardwick defines the term as "a behavioral state where a person operates in an anxiety-neutral position." Brown describes it as "Where our uncertainty, scarcity and vulnerability are minimized — where we believe we’ll have access to enough love, food, talent, time, admiration. Where we feel we have some control." ==Performance management== Stepping out of the comfort zone raises anxiety and generates a stress response. This results in an enhanced level of concentration and focus. White (2009) refers to the "optimal performance zone", in which performance can be enhanced by some amount of stress. Yerkes (1907) who reported, "Anxiety improves performance until a certain optimum level of arousal has been reached. Beyond that point, performance deteriorates as higher levels of anxiety are attained."〔Yerkes, R & Dodson, J. - "The Dancing Mouse, A Study in Animal Behavior" 1907 "Journal of Comparative Neurology & Psychology", Number 18, pp 459–482〕 Beyond the optimum performance zone, lies the "danger zone" in which performance declines rapidly under the influence of greater anxiety. Optimal performance management requires maximizing time in the optimum performance zone. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「comfort zone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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