Crisis Psychology

A psychiatrist and award-winning documentarian sheds light on the mental-healthcare crisis in the United States. Dr. Rosenberg gives listeners an inside look at the historical, political, and economic forces that have resulted in the greatest social crisis of the 21st century. The culmination of a seven-year inquiry, Bedlam is not only a rallying cry for change, but also a guidebook for how we move forward with care and compassion, with resources that have never before been compiled.

Manufactured fear, with its negative impact on liberty, is a societal plague. There have been widespread casualties. We need an antidote. Feardom offers its readers a much-needed immunization.

For decades, Alan Siegel and Irene Etzkorn have championed simplicity as a competitive advantage and a consumer right. Consulting with businesses and organizations around the world to streamline products, services, processes and communications, they have achieved dramatic results.

Here’s a system that works to build mental fitness, resiliency and toughness, even when facing the worst events imaginable. Burnout becomes impossible when prepared to deal with the high-risk situations often met by public safety personnel and those in related high-stress occupations. This unique yet common sense approach for effectively coping with challenges so PTSD or other trauma reactions don’t take over is worth every minute spent practicing the stress-reducing A-to-Z exercises.

The Power of Suffering is psychologist David Roland’s personal investigation into the nature of human suffering. When our world is turned upside down, what does it do to us, how do we survive it, and, most importantly, how can we grow as a result? David takes the lived experience of eleven incredible people and follows them along each step of their journey from crisis through to acceptance and triumph. Within each story, David draws on his own experience of life-altering trauma and clinical research to offer insights we all can gain from.

Often we fight the present, run from the past, and worry about the future” (Dr. Patrice Berry) When we find ourselves in a crisis, there are two options: Give in to the chaos or find clarity. This book contains practical ways to survive and thrive. Past and present events can trigger survival mode because we are wired (biologically) to survive. In life, crisis can trigger feelings of anxiety, helplessness, and hopelessness. It can be very easy to get lost in these feelings and forget many of the positive strategies that have helped us overcome difficulties in the past.

Tienes 29 años y sientes que deberías tener todo bajo control, pero en lugar de eso, te sientes confundido. Todos a tu alrededor parecen estar avanzando: nuevos trabajos, matrimonios, incluso bebés. ¿Y tú? No sabes ni por dónde empezar.”Lo sé… Entiendo muy bien cómo te sientes. Porque yo también he estado ahí...Ahora imagínate de aquí a unos meses… estar en un lugar donde no es que todo sea perfecto, pero aprender a aceptar que eso está bien.

Más allá del miedo, las emociones que se mueven en una crisis como esta abarcan un espectro más amplio. ¿Cuáles son las demás emociones que nos invaden y qué papel están desempeñando? ¿Cómo podemos gestionar esta crisis y las que vendrán a nivel emocional, a nivel de recursos sanitarios y de salud mental, a nivel de cuidados comunitarios y comunitaristas? El impacto mundial de esta pandemia es tan nuevo y tan inesperado que no sabemos por dónde irán los acontecimientos.

It's hard enough to lead in good times. It's even harder to lead in a crisis. This book teaches the art and science of transformative resilient leadership, a unique leadership style that focuses on spotting the opportunities that emerge from times of adversity, and leverages them to foster resilience and growth. With over seventy years of combined experience training leaders in business, military, sports, and other high-pressure settings, psychologists George S. Everly, Jr., and Amy B. Athey have garnered unparalleled insight into how the best leaders navigate the worst.

This audiobook is about the stigma around mental illness as well as how several disorders are diagnosed and the treatment as well as the research for each disorder. In addition, the audiobook discusses the difficulties of those suffering from mental illness when navigating treatment and the flaws of the mental health system. Finally, it discusses the idea that not all behaviors deemed as mental illness are necessarily a mental illness but a natural reaction to an abnormal event.

¿Cuántas pastillas tomas al mes, a la semana, al día? Solo en Gran Bretaña, más del 20 % de los adultos ha consumido al menos una droga psiquiátrica al año. Lo que constata James Davies en su ensayo es que este imprudente aumento de la prescripción médica de fármacos psiquiátricos no ha disminuido el número y gravedad de las enfermedades mentales, sino todo lo contrario.

Wie wir unsere Kinder in Krisen stärken Leonhard Thun-Hohenstein macht die verschiedenen Krisen, an denen unsere Kinder leiden, anschaulich. Vor allem aber gibt er Anleitung, wie Eltern in schwierigen Zeiten ihre Zuversicht bewahren und Mut fassen, um die Krise aktiv zu bewältigen. Nicht nur durch die gegenwärtigen Ereignisse wie Corona-Pandemie oder Ukrainekrieg, auch im Alltag sind unsere Kinder verstärkt Krisen ausgesetzt–mit teils verheerenden Folgen.

This book is written by two of the leading terrorist experts in the world. Hacking ISIS will explain in graphic detail how ISIS produces religious cultism, recruits vulnerable young people of all religions and nationalities and disseminates their brutal social media to the world. More, the book will map out the cyberspace-level tactics on how ISIS spreads its terrifying content, how it distributes tens of thousands of pieces of propaganda daily and is winning the battle in cyberspace and how to stop it in its tracks.

Healer: Reducing Crises helps listeners navigate chaos and manage trauma by teaching skills to increase emotional intelligence and manage overwhelming experiences. Covering emotional regulation, inner connections, strengths, and self-possession, it grounds listeners in the knowledge and skills needed to improve wellness at home and in the workplace. Grounded in positive psychology, talent development, and trauma psychology, there's a focus on adaptation and coping to strengthen the self.

Quand je me préparais à devenir prêtre et missionnaire il y a 52 ans - j'avais alors 23 ans et vivais à Ottawa - j’ai rédigé deux mémoires en vue de ma maîtrise en philosophie. Le premier mémoire portait sur le psychothérapeute américain Carl Rogers et le second sur le philosophe français Aimé Forest.

Will I ever feel like "me" again? Am I on the right track? How will I reach my dreams and find happiness? Based on her comprehensive qualitative research, Suzy Ross identifies 13 phases of personal transformation - processes that form an upright figure eight - to guide you along your path toward wholeness. Listeners will learn the map by entering into the stories of two ordinary individuals who face life-changing experiences that bring them into and through the depths of crisis to emerge transformed and whole.

Con más de 200 entrevistas realizadas tanto a hombres como a mujeres, la autora desvela las problemáticas de la sexualidad a la que se enfrentan ambos géneros a partir de los 40 años.

Anxiety, nervousness, tension, and stress are all feelings that people experience from time to time. This book includes practical and helpful tips and habits that can bring mental peace and stability, even when in the midst of crisis. This is a great resource for those dealing with loss, career change, burnout, life transition, depression, anxiety, or any struggle that brings mental crisis and stress. Perfect for those not wanting to take medicine, and to compliment medical help.

Ego: The Fall of the Twin Towers and the Rise of an Enlightened Humanity by Peter Baumann and Michael W. Taft is the first book to explore the positive evolutionary potential hidden in one of the most destructive events in history. In their examination of the evolutionary implications of 9/11 and its aftermath, the authors contend we are not falling into the grip of a new dark age at all; rather, we are on the verge of a much brighter one as the Darwinian process of natural selection continues to advance humankind.

With two out of every three Americans overweight or obese, scientists are studying how excess fat changes physical and mental health, demographers are calculating how it's shortening life spans, and economists are debating the impact it has on America's productivity and global competitiveness. But how weight affects intimacy and sexuality is barely discussed. Yet, it's a question of high importance for the tens of millions of Americans who are overweight or obese and having difficulty sexually and romantically.