Routledge, 2019. — 146 p. — ISBN: 978-0367132927, 0367132923. Aggregating 46 years of research, this book proposes a fresh approach on how to conduct assessment and therapy using autobiographical memories. It offers a system to identify and deconstruct major lifetime memories and shows how clinicians can work with the content of these memories to help clients better understand...
Cambridge University Press, 2019. — 242 p. — ISBN: 978-1108738101 (paperback). Most of us crave new experiences and sensations. Whether it's our attraction to that new burger place or the latest gadget, newness tugs at us. But what about those who can't seem to get enough? They jump out of planes, climb skyscrapers, and will eat anything (even poisonous pufferfish)... Prompting...
Prometheus Books, 2022. — 531 p. — ISBN: 9781633887954. Whether natural or man-made, local or global, disasters impact our thinking and behavior on both a personal and societal level. Even rather ordinary crises in our personal lives like the loss of a job or the end of a relationship trigger overwhelming feelings. At the societal level, group anxieties coupled with the moral...
ITexLi, 2021. — 720 p. — ISBN: 1839681195 9781839681196 1839682159 9781839682155. This book explores research, theories, biopsychosocial perspectives, and intercultural studies about the pandemic with the ultimate goal of promoting a better quality of life, resilience, and psychological well-being of the general population during this period. The COVID-19 pandemic has had...
2nd edition. — CRC Press, 2006. — 528 p. — ISBN: 978-0849330902 Reflecting a decade’s worth of changes, Human Safety and Risk Management, Second Edition contains new chapters addressing safety culture and models of risk as well as an extensive re-working of the material from the earlier edition. Examining a wide range of approaches to risk, the authors define safety culture and...
3rd ed. — CRC Press, 2016. — 488 p. — ISBN: 9781482220575 The third edition of a bestseller, Human Safety and Risk Management: A Psychological Perspective incorporates a decade of new research and development to provide you with a comprehensive and contemporary guide to the psychology of risk and workplace safety. A major enhancement is reflected in the new subtitle for the...
Springer Publishing Company, 2008. — 380 p. Over the past two decades, violent crime has become one of the most serious domestic problems in the United States. Approximately 13 million people (nearly 5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime every year, and of that, approximately one and a half million are victims of violent crime. Ensuring quality of life for victims of...
New York, USA, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. — 135 p. — (The Psychology of Everything). — ISBN10: 1138088064. What is happening emotionally when we grieve for a loved one? Is there a 'right' way to grieve? What effect does grief have on how we see ourselves? The Psychology of Grief is a humane and intelligent account that highlights the wide range of responses we...
Ed. by Marilyn Majeska. — Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1999. — 186 p. A Report Prepared under an Interagency Agreement by the Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. The purpose of this study is to focus attention on the types of individuals and groups that are prone to terrorism (see Glossary) in an effort to help improve U.S....
Touchstone, 2017. — 213 p. — ISBN10: 1501159240, 13 978-1501159244. It takes only seven seconds for a criminal to pick you as a target. This empowering guide for women to protect themselves and their loved ones, from a self-defense expert and longtime veteran of law enforcement, combines commonsense advice on staying safe with concrete actions on what to do if find yourself in...
Boston: The MIT Press, 2017. — 260 p. A modern classic about how people really make decisions: drawing on prior experience, using a combination of intuition and analysis. Since its publication twenty years ago, Sources of Power has been enormously influential. The book has sold more than 50,000 copies, has been translated into six languages, has been cited in professional...
Routledge, 2020. — 520 p. Psychological resilience has emerged as a highly significant area of research and practice in recent years, finding applications with a broad range of different groups in many settings. Contemporary discourse is not limited to ways of effective coping with adversity but also introduces mechanisms that can lead to enhanced capacity after dealing with...
New York: Basic Books, 1992. — 178 p. — ISBN: 0465087302; ISBN13: 9780465087303. When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In the intervening years, Herman’s volume has changed the way we think about and treat traumatic events and trauma victims. In a new afterword, Herman chronicles the incredible response the book has...
Rome: Pontifical Academy for Life, 2014. — 217 p. Presentation of the Volume Vincent M. Rue, Ph.D. Clinical dimensions of post-abortion trauma The Many faces of trauma Abortion as trauma Abortion’s aftermath: clinical realities Grief & trauma Post-traumatic stress disorder Post-abortion syndrome Special considerations Prevention & Conclusion Table 1 Table 2 Priscilla K....
Departnment of the NAVY, Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 2000. - 94 p. This publication is written to inform small-unit leaders of stress characteristics and management techniques in order to prevent, reduce, identify, and treat combat stress reactions in the Service member’s own unit to the maximum extent possible. A significant part of training is...
Penguin Random House South Africa, 2016. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-1770229051. What does it take to run a six-day race through the world’s harshest deserts? Or 100 miles in a single day at altitudes that would leave you breathless just walking? More than that, though: what is it like to win these races? South Africa’s ultra-trail-running superstar Ryan Sandes has done just that....
Springer Publishing Company, 2016. — 364 p. Focuses on understanding cultural and psychosocial contexts to promote optimal healing for disaster survivors. This is the first book for mental health professionals working with survivors of mass trauma to focus on the psychosocial and culture contexts in which these disasters occur. It underscores the importance of understanding...
Cambridge University Press, 2002. What should be done about airplane safety and terrorism, global warming, polluted water, nuclear power, and genetically engineered food? Decision-makers often respond to temporary fears, and the result is a situation of hysteria and neglect--and unnecessary illness and death. Risk and Reason explains the sources of these problems and explores...
Springer Netherlands, 2013. — 302 p. During the last several decades our understanding of child maltreatment has deepened. Early research focused on exploring its epidemiology, combined with trying to understand the nature of the maltreating parent and effects on the developing child. In the 1990s, the field began to understand maltreatment in the context of family systems and...
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