Building Psychological Resilience in Military Personnel: Theory and Practice

Name: Building Psychological Resilience in Military Personnel: Theory and Practice
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ISBN: 9781433813313

ISBN-10: 1433813319

ISBN-13: 9781433813313

Edition: 2013

Authors: Robert R. Sinclair, Thomas W. Britt

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Military personnel and their families face innumerable challenges. Deployed soldiers are exposed to a wide range of stressors, from the continuous, low-level experience of living in a strange and austere environment for a lengthy period of time, to acute, traumatic events that occur during combat, all of which can lead to long-term psychological problems like PTSD, depression, and substance abuse, and even suicide. Back home, husbands and wives of deployed soldiers face an increased likelihood of depression, anxiety and sleep disorders, while their children are more likely to exhibit behavioral issues and negative outcomes in school. In the face of these persistent problems, researchers…

Book details

List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 256
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



Contributors


Foreword



Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Meaning and Importance of Military Resilience




Understanding Resilience: Personal and Organizational Determinants



Personality and Psychological Resilience in Military Personnel




Morale and Cohesion as Contributors to Resilience




Situational Factors and Resilience: Facilitating Adaptation to Military Stressors




The Role of Transformational and Ethical Leadership in Building and Maintaining Resilience




Building Resilience: Models and Programs



Cognitive Behavioral Methods for Building Resilience




Fostering Resilience Across the Deployment Cycle




Resilience in Military Families: A Review of Programs and Empirical Evidence




Comprehensive Soldier Fitness: Underscoring the Facts, Dismantling the Fiction




Military Resilience: Conclusions and Future Directions



Resilience in a Military Occupational Health Context: Directions for Future Research




Military Resilience: Remaining Questions and Concluding Comments



Index


About the Editors