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Military life : the psychology of serving in peace and combat
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Military life : the psychology of serving in peace and combat

Author: Thomas W Britt; Amy B Adler; Carl Andrew Castro
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2006.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Thomas W Britt; Amy B Adler; Carl Andrew Castro
ISBN: 0275983005 9780275983000 0275983013 9780275983017 0275983021 9780275983024 027598303X 9780275983031 0275983048 9780275983048
OCLC Number: 60776604
Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: v. 1. MILITARY PERFORMANCE: PART I: FIRST PERSON: What has befallen me? The psychological aftermath of combat / Spencer J. Campbell -- PART II: HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS: Psychological aspects of combat / Robert K. Gifford -- Psychological responses to terrorism / William V. Bobo, Richard T. Keller, Neil Greenberg, Christopher A. Alfonso [et al.] -- Psychological opeations in combat, peacekeeping, and fighting terrorism / Steven Collins -- PART III: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS: Sleep loss: implications for operational effectiveness and current solutions / Nancy J. Wesensten, Gregory Belenky, and Thomas J. Balkin -- Augmented cognition: aiding the soldier in high and low workload environments through closed-loop human-machine interactions / Eric R. Muth, Amy A. Kruse, Adam Hoover, and Dylan Schmorrow -- Decision making and performance under stress / James E.Kriskell, Eduardo Salas, and Joan H. Johnston -- PART IV: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS OF MILITARY OPERATIONS: Morale during military operations: a positive psychology approach / Thomas W. Britt and James M. Dickinson -- Military group cohesion / Guy L. Siebold -- Stress-CARE: an integrated model of individual differences in soldier performance under stress / Robert K. Sinclair and Jennifer S. Tucker -- PART V: FUTURE DIRECTIONS: Military performance common themes and future directions / Thomas W. Britt, Carl Andrew Castro, and Amy B. Adler -- v. 2. OPERATIONAL STRESS: PART I: FIRST PERSON: Kilroy was here: reflection of a psychiatrist in combat / Robert L. Koffman -- PART II: PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR WARFARE: Joining the ranks: the role of indoctrination in transforming civilians to service members / Dennis McGurk, Dave I. Cotting, Thomas W. Britt, and Amy B. Alder -- Scenario-based training: improving military mission performance and adaptability / Eduardo Salas, Heather A. Priest, Katherine A. Wilson, and C. Shawn Burke -- Enhancing mental readiness in military personnel / Megan M. Thompson and Donald R. McCreary -- PART III: PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS DURING AND AFTER DEPLOYMENT: Code of conduct and the psychology of captivity, training, coping, and reintegration / George Steffan, Brendon W. Bluestein, Jerry Orgisseg, Anthony P. Doran, and C. A. Morgan III -- Combat stress control: putting principle into practice / Steve J. Lewis -- Prediction and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among military veterans / Shira Maguen, Michael Suvak, and Brett T. Litz -- PART IV: ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES TO PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES: Human spirituality, resilience, and the role of military chaplains / Thomas C. Waynick, Peter J. Frederich, David M. Scheider, Ronald H. Thomas [et al.] -- Toward a liberal theory of military leadership / Carl Andrew Castro, Jeffrey L. Thomas, and Amy B. Adler -- Social climates: drivers of soldier well-being and resilience / Paul D. Bliese -- PART V: FUTURE DIRECTIONS: Operational stress: common themes and future directions / Amy B. Adler, Carl Andrew Castro, and Thomas W. Britt -- v. 3. THE MILITARY FAMILY: PART I: FIRST PERSON: Army wife, army member / Doris Briley Durand -- PART II: CHALLENGES FACING THE MILITARY SPOUSE: Maintaining family resiliency before, during and after military separation / Tina Watson Wiens and Pauline Boss -- Moving military families: the impact of relocation on family well-being, employment, and commitment to the military / Lolita M. Burrell -- Military spouses: coping with the fear and the reality of service member injury and death / Kathleen M. Wright, Lolita M. Burrell, Erica D. Schroeder, and Jeffrey L. Thomas -- PART III: FAMILY DIVERSITY: Single military parents in the new milliennium / Michelle L. Kelley -- The challenges and benefits of dual military marriages / Ann H. Huffman and Stephanie C. Payne -- Voices from the backseat: demands of growing up in military families / Morten G. Ender -- PART IV: WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL: Work-family conflict among military personnel / Gary A. Adams, Steve M. Jex, and Christopher J. L. Cunningham -- Intimate partner violence in the U.S. military: rates, risks, and responses / Julie C. Clark and Stephen C. Messer -- Reducing the negative impact of work-family conflict on military personnel: individual coping strategies and multilevel interventions / Leslie B. Hammer, Jennifer C. Cullen, Gwen C. Marchand, and J. Alison Dezsofi -- PART V: FUTURE DIRECTIONS: The military family: common themes and future directions / Carl Andrew Castro, Amy B. Adler, and Thomas W. Britt -- v. 4. MILITARY CULTURE: PART I: FIRST PERSON: Military culture and values: a personal view / Guy L. Siebold -- PART II: MILITARY VALUES: Culture's consequences in the military / Joseph L. Soeters, Cristine-Rodica Poponete, and Joseph T. Page, Jr. -- From values to performance: it's the journey that changes the traveler / Michael W. Grojean and Jeffrey L. Thomas -- Military courage / Carl Andrew Castro -- PART III: DIVERSE GROUPS: The U.S. reserve component: training strategies for adapting to deployment / Robert A. Wisher and Michael W. Freeman -- The role of women in the military / Penny F. Pierce -- Sexual orientation and military service: prospects for organizational and individual change in the United States / Gregory M. Herek and Aaron Belkin -- PART IV: PERSPECTIVES ON THE MILITARY: Quality of life and subjective well-being among military personnel: an organizational response to the challenge of military life / Michael J. Schwerin -- Life in wartime: real-time news, real-time critique, fighting in the new media environment / Cori E. Dauber -- Poultry and patriotism: attitudes toward the U.S. military / James H. Laurence -- PART V: FUTURE DIRECTIONS: Military culture: common themes and future directions / Thomas W. Britt, Amy B. Adler, and Carl Andrew Castro.
Other Titles: Military life (Westport, Conn.)
Responsibility: edited by Thomas W. Britt, Carl Andrew Castro and Amy B. Adler.
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