Biobehavioral Resilience to Stress
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 19. März 2008
376 Seiten
978-1-4200-7178-8 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Military service involves exposure to multiple sources of chronic, acute, and potentially traumatic stress, especially during deployment and combat. Notoriously variable, the effects of stress can be subtle to severe, immediate or delayed, impairing individual and group readiness, operational performance, and ultimately'survival. A comprehensive co
Rezensionen / Stimmen
... brings a wealth of subject matter expertise to the table. ... this book will meet your needs, especially if you are interested in an in-depth look at the physiology of stress and resilience as well as the psychosocial aspects of resilience."-Geoff Ellis, writing in Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal
... an excellent overview of the more general field of stress psychobiology and psychology that can be applied widely in the medical and behavioral sciences ... invaluable to the medical, mental health, or behavioral science practitioner or researcher who works with military personnel ... blends just the right amount of academic scholarship, practical utility, and user-friendly readability to make it an indispensable member of your professional bookshelf.
-Daniel Clark, Editor of International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2009
Weitere Details
Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Taylor & Francis Inc
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Researchers and practitioners in psychology, sociology, physiology, human and group performance, leadership, and military science
Illustrationen
12 s/w Abbildungen, 8 s/w Tabellen
12 b/w images and 8 tables
Dateigröße
4,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4200-7178-8 (9781420071788)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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Personen
Brian J. Lukey, PhD is currently the Commander of the US Army Medical material Development Activity.
Inhalt
Psychological Screening: Predicting Resilience to Stress. Resilience and Military Psychiatry. The Stresses of Modern War. Resilience through Leadership. Adaptation to Stress and Psychobiological Mechanisms of Resilience. Psychophysiology of Resilience to Stress. Resilience and Survival in Extreme Environments. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors. Resilience and Personality. Cognitive Performance and Resilience to Stress. The Impact of Social Structural Conditions on Psychological Resilience to Stress. Resilience: Toward the State of the Possible.
