基本説明
Provides insightful and original perspectives on military behavior in various contexts including combat, peacekeeping and fighting insurgents.
Full Description
With global commitments and combat duty, our armed forces face life-threatening challenges on a daily basis. However, less visible threats also impact the mental health of our military men and women. Experts examine challenges on the battlefield, such as women coming to terms with life after being prisoners of war, or soldiers dealing with mistakenly killing civilians. But life in the armed forces presents less dramatic, daily challenges. Away from the front lines, soldiers have to raise their families, sometimes as single parents. Children have to learn what it's like to be in a military family, and to make sense of war. Gay or lesbian officers cope with a don't ask, don't tell policy. An unprecedented range of contributors—military officers, medical doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and professors—take us onto the bases and the battlefields and inside the minds of military personnel who face far greater challenges than most of us ever see in the headlines.
These volumes also highlight factors that make members of the military resilient and stable, as well as programs and practices that can ease the psychological burdens of military personnel, families, and children. Readers can better understand how society views our military and military operations, and how each one of us can play a role in supporting our armed forces.
Contents
Sample Chapters from the Four Volumes Volume 1: Military Performance Section I: First Person What Has Befallen Me? The Psychological Aftermath of Combat Spencer J. Campbell Section II: Human Dimensions of Military Operations Psychological Aspects of Combat Robert K. Gifford Psychological Operations in Combat, Peacekeeping, and Fighting Terrorism Steven Collins Section III: Physiological and Cognitive Dimensions of Military Operation Sleep Loss: Implications for Operational Effectiveness and Current Solutions Nancy J. Wesensten, Gregory Belenky, and Thomas J. Balkin Decision-Making and Performance under Stress James E. Driskel, Eduardo Salas, and Joan Johnston Section IV: Social and Personality Dimensions of Military Operations Morale during Military Operations: A Positive Psychology Approach Thomas W. Britt and James M. Dickinson Volume 2: Operational Stress Section I: First Person Kilroy Was Here: Reflections of a Psychiatrist in Combat Robert L. Koffman Section 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. Adler Enhancing Mental Readiness in Military Personnel Megan M. Thompson and Donald R. McCreary Section III: Psychological Demans During and After Deployment Combat Stress Control: Putting Principle into Practice Steve J. Lewis Predictors and Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Military Veterans Shira Maguen, Michael Suvak, and Brett T. Litz Section 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, and Glen L. Bloomstrom Social Climates: Drivers of Soldier Well-being and Resilience Paul D. Bliese Volume 3: Military Family Section I: First Person Army Wife, Army Mother Doris Durand Section II: Challenges Facing the Military Spouse Maintaining Family Resiliency Before, During, and After Military Separation Tina Watson Wiens and Pauline Boss Section III: Family Diversity Single Military Parents in the New Millennium 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 Section IV: Work-Family Conflict among Military Personnel Work-Family Conflict among Military Personnel Gary A. Adams, Steve M. Jex, and Christopher J. L. Cunningham Volume 4: Military Culture Section I: First Person Military Culture and Values: A Personal View Guy L. Siebold Section II: Military Values Culture's Consequences in the Military Joseph L. Soeters, Christina-Rodica Poponete, and Joseph T. Page Jr. Military Courage Carl Andrew Castro Section 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 Section IV: Perspectives on the Military Life in Wartime: Realtime News, Realtime Critique, Fighting in the New Media Environment Cori E. Dauber Poultry and PatriotismL Attitudes towards the U.S. Military Janice H. Laurence
