Turning Tragedy into Victory [electronic resource] : Lessons Learned from Cops Who Have Fallen Enforcing the Law

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blum, Lawrence N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Police--Job stress.

Stress (Physiology).

Police.

Local Subjects:

Decision making.

Police--Job stress.

Stress (Physiology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Turning Tragedy into Victory

Place of Publication:

New York : Lantern Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author of influential books such as Force Under Pressure and Stoning the Keepers at the Gate, Dr. Lawrence N. Blum is a renowned expert on the psychology of police officers. With Turning Tragedy into Victory, he returns to and expands on the important subject of how to best help those who have sworn to protect and serve when they are the ones who have fallen. According to Blum, officers' lack of knowledge and skill in controlling the stress of the moment has increased their risk of being killed, assaulted, or making mistakes that cost them dearly in career or family relationships. Through

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FRIENDLY FIRE; FIGHT, FLIGHT, AND FREEZE; 1: "THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE"; 2: STRESS EXPOSURE; IMPACT UPON SENSES, THINKING, AND ACTIONS; NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED; EMOTIONS AND THREAT; THE "FREEZE" COMPONENT OF FIGHT OR FLIGHT; COMFORT VERSUS STRUGGLE; WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR; DRIVING ON DUTY; CONTINUING STRESS EXPOSURE AND THE BRAIN; 3: EMOTIONAL CAPTURE AND THE APPROACH TRAP; EMOTIONAL CAPTURE; "DON'T ARGUE WITH ME. YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU'RE TOLD!"

THE APPROACH TRAP: "GO IN THERE AND GET THIS GUY TAKEN CARE OF"IMAGE, EXPECTATIONS, AND PRE-JUDGMENT; 4: GIVING AWAY THE ADVANTAGE; GIVING AWAY THE ADVANTAGE; ALL THE SIGNS WERE THERE; 5: CONDITIONING VICTORIOUS HABITS; PEAK PERFORMANCE AND VICTORY; ADAPTATION TO CHANGING CONDITIONS; UNEXPECTED EVENTS; HOW GOOD IS GOOD ENOUGH?; AVOIDING THE TENDENCY TO GIVE IN OR GIVE UP; MENTAL FATIGUE; EMOTIONAL FATIGUE; MASTERY CONDITIONING; "I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME"; HOW THE IMPORTANT LESSONS ARE LEARNED; 6: MENTAL CONTROLS IN TACTICAL DECISION MAKING; "USE YOUR HEAD!"

MENTAL CONTROLS FOR TACTICAL DECISION MAKINGCONTROLLED BREATHING; PRIORITIZING SNAPSHOTS; SCANNING ACROSS MULTIPLE SENSES; MANAGING STRESS EXPOSURE FOR TACTICAL DECISION MAKING; "WHAT IS CAPTURING MY ATTENTION?"; "WHAT INTERNAL PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL REACTIONS IS THIS CONDITION CREATING IN ME?"; "WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO ME?"; QUICK TEST; ACTS OF WILL, CONCENTRATION, AND MENTAL CONTROL; USING VISUALIZATION-THE "WHAT IFS"; 7: MANAGEMENT OF STRESS EXPOSURE; THE COSTS OF IGNORING STRESS EXPOSURE EVENTS; CHANGING THE BRAIN; TURNING DOWN THE HEAT; SLOW AND DEEP BREATHING; COMPETITIVE IMAGING

THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTIONAL RESILIENCEDON'T WASTE THE GIFT; 8: RETHINKING THE PRIORITIES; CONFIDENCE CAN BE MISPLACED; THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN; REFERENCES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-59056-412-X

OCLC:

820123138