Combat Psychology
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The Psychology of Conflict and Combat $154.75 Shalit draws on the research he conducted as field psychologist in the Israeli military to offer an original behavioral model of combat that accounts for the fighting potential of an individual or group. His model is based on the appraisal process that the individual undertakes in combat conditions to assess a situation, whether it concerns him or not and regardless of his role. It is through this process that the individual makes a judgment, taking into consideration his past experience, knowledge, and expectations, that in turn leads to a course of action. Shalit pinpoints and describes specific aspects of the psychology of combat and conflict including the motivation to act in combat with special reference to the aggression drive; the definition of an enemy and the effects such appraisals have on behavior; the situational factors in heroic acts; and discipline and its affects on combat efficiency. |
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Combat $10 Combat |
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Ninja Combat and Psychology $21.4 No Synopsis Available |
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Combat Sports Medicine $159 Designed to review various aspects of the science of modern combat sports, this title provides a reference to physicians who encounter these patients in their practice. It includes study of the psychology, nutrition, biomechanics and injuries. It is suitable for sports medicine physicians, orthopedic specialists, and emergency medicine physicians. |
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Co-ed Combat $18.99 A scholar makes a definitive, controversial argument against women in combat More than 155,000 female troops have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002. And more than seventy of those women have died. While that’s a small fraction of all American casualties, those deaths exceed the number of military women who died in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War combined. Clearly, women in combat isn’t a theoretical issue anymore. Women now fly combat aircraft and serve on warships. Even the remaining all-male corners of the military are blurring the lines in Iraq. And for many advocates, this trend is considered progresstoward a better, gender neutral military. Co-ed Combat makes the opposite case, based on research in anthropology, biology, history, psychology, sociology, and law, as well as military memoirs. It asks hard questions that challenge the assumptions of feminists. For instance: * Has warfare really changed so much as to reverse the almost unanimous history of all-male armed forces? * Are men and women really equivalent in combat skills, even leaving aside physical strength? * Do female troops respond to traditional types of motivations? * Can the bonds of unit cohesion form in a co-ed military unit? * Can an all-volunteer military afford to reject women? This is a controversial book, likely to draw a passionate response from both conservatives and liberals. |
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Intervention : Addiction in Uniform : Drug & Alcohol Addiction Caused By Combat Stress $24.95 Looking at veterans of Iraq and their struggles with addiction caused by combat stress. Leia is an alcoholic, Paul turned to cocaine and alcohol, and Matt also drank to alleviate some of the anxiety and painful images that remained when they came home…. |
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Historic WWII Shell Shock Film: Military Psychology & War Combat Stress Reaction for Soldiers $12.99 This is a rare film on the subject of shell shock. Table Of Contents: (1) Shades of Gray (1940s) – This is a dramatized documentary on the subject of being shell-shocked and seems to be geared towards psychologists – 33 Minutes… |
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Vintage Military Psychology Films on 2 DVDs: Shell-Shock Psychological Practices & Psychiatry of War $19.99 Table of Contents: Disc 1 – (1) Management of Mass Casualties, Part X: Management of Psychological Casualties (1958) – This film studies the effects that war can have on the mental health of a soldier. Length: 24 minutes (2) Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs (1968) – An interesting military film, this movie shows the psychological operation… |
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society $9.30 The good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. And contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army’s conditioning techniques, and, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman’s thesis, is responsible for our rising rate of murder among the young.Upon its initial publication, ON KILLING … |
Advice on Ways to Forestall Sagging Skin Once We Start to Get older
Until science makes a remarkable breakthrough, it’s safe to mention that we have no option but to face up to the reality that we’re all getting old and sagging skin is unfortunately an inevitable element of the aging process. You can avoid the sun, one might eat all the appropriate foods, and you could take advantage of the most high-priced cosmetic products in the world, however the moment will come when you start spotting those feared fine lines and wrinkles emerging on your face and neck.
Even though there’s fundamentally absolutely no way to get around the start of old age, there certainly are a number of precautions we could take in order to slow the clock down a little bit, at least as far as personal appearance is concerned. Within this small guide, we’re going to take a short look at a number of easy things you can do so that you can resist sagging skin, while not having to use your lifetime savings.
First of all, it is advisable to reduce the amount of time you’re exposed to direct sunlight. Certainly it’s fantastic to have a very good suntan, but if you actually spend hours and hours lying in the sun, and you do so frequently, the skin is undoubtedly going to age prematurely. While a little bit of sunlight is actually good for you, you do want to take care of your skin, and especially the skin on your face and neck. To achieve this target, make sure you make use of a high-quality sun block lotion or maybe another form of treatment that has Uv protection, along with a good hat or cap.
Your second range of protection relates to your diet, and your general eating habits. Lots of people have a pattern of eating just as much as they want, as well as feeding on anything they want. Before they know it, they’ve gained a bunch of excess weight, and as soon as they know this, they at once go on diet to remove all the extra pounds. Once they’ve succeeded they return back to their old ways, only to gain pounds once again, hence the never-ending cycle remains. What these people don’t realize is that this “gain weight – lose weight” pattern puts an incredible amount of strain on our skin. Once you actually reach your mid thirties or perhaps early 40′s, the skin will have lost nearly all of its strength, which in turn ends in sagging skin.
In reality you must make an attempt to sustain a consistent bodyweight, not to mention, you will also want to focus on eating the appropriate foods, which includes a good amount of fruit and veggies. If you feel you’re not eating a fully balanced diet made up of each of the important nutritional vitamins, then it’s essential that you make full use of quality vitamin supplements. You additionally need to make sure your diet plan includes various other essential things such as Omega-3 fatty oils. If not, find a very good nutritional supplement, because Omega-3 fatty oils are known to be incredibly effective at preventing sagging skin. Lastly however, not least, it’s essential that you have sufficient water, not merely on the odd day here and there, but each and every day.
In addition to restricting your time in the sun as well as consuming balanced and healthy diet, make sure that you use one or two quality skin care products. This doesn’t indicate you have to get the most expensive solutions you can get, and in fact, it’s a lot better that don’t purchase them as most of them basically don’t deliver the results you’ll expect. With that said, there are lots of remedies as well as lotions one can work with in order to slow down the effects of maturing. As an example, you can actually use a skin tightening cream to decrease sagging skin below the eyes.
Naturally, it’s often nice to keep the finest aspect for last – get a bit more sleep! Any individual, on average, requires roughly 8 hours of continuous sleep a night, and if you’re sleeping less than this, it’s likely to start showing, and the initial area it’s likely to start showing will be your face. Also, remember the fact that cigarettes as well as drinking are both significant contributors to sagging skin, and particularly cigarette smoking.
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A Woman’s Guide to Sleep: Guaranteed Solutions for a Good Night’s Rest $19 How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Five? Six? None? You’re not alone. Most women get far less sleep than they need — in any given month more than half report symptoms of insomnia. Women’s sleep problems are different from men’s because they have a different biology, psychology, and sleep patterns. A Woman’s Guide to Sleep is the first book to address your unique needs, and offer proven solutions that work.Your sleep is affected by many factors. Fluctuating hormones — whether it’s PMS, pregnancy, or menopause — can wreak havoc on your sleep. If you’ve just given birth, you stand to lose 700 hours of sleep your baby’s first year! The “architecture” of your sleep changes as you age, and you might find yourself suddenly waking hours off schedule. Health problems that affect women disproportionately, such as depression and pain syndromes, also erode healthy sleep. What you eat — or don’t eat, if you’re dieting — can sabotage your nights, as can that nightcap you have. And social pressures — juggling work, home, and parenting — can fill your nights with anxiety instead of restful sleep. These unique problems require unique solutions. Dr. Joyce A. Walsleben, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the NYU School of Medicine, and Rita Baron-Faust, a leading writer for women’s health issues, explain how sleep problems arise and how to combat them with the right sleep-promoting foods, supplements, exercise, stress reducers, and biorhythm adjustments, as well as with prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative treatments. You’ll learn to avoid the sleep robbers hidden in many common foods, medications, andsupplements. Drawn from Dr. Walsleben’s more than twenty years as a sleep researcher and clinician, many of these solutions are simple, surprising, and low-tech — and they really work.This book also tells you how to get a good night’s sleep when your partner is the one tossing |
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A Woman’s Guide to Sleep: Guaranteed Solutions for a Good Night’s Rest $1.49 How many hours of sleep did you get last night? Five? Six? None? You’re not alone. Most women get far less sleep than they need — in any given month more than half report symptoms of insomnia. Women’s sleep problems are different from men’s because they have a different biology, psychology, and sleep patterns. A Woman’s Guide to Sleep is the first book to address your unique needs, and offer proven solutions that work.Your sleep is affected by many factors. Fluctuating hormones — whether it’s PMS, pregnancy, or menopause — can wreak havoc on your sleep. If you’ve just given birth, you stand to lose 700 hours of sleep your baby’s first year! The “architecture” of your sleep changes as you age, and you might find yourself suddenly waking hours off schedule. Health problems that affect women disproportionately, such as depression and pain syndromes, also erode healthy sleep. What you eat — or don’t eat, if you’re dieting — can sabotage your nights, as can that nightcap you have. And social pressures — juggling work, home, and parenting — can fill your nights with anxiety instead of restful sleep. These unique problems require unique solutions. Dr. Joyce A. Walsleben, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at the NYU School of Medicine, and Rita Baron-Faust, a leading writer for women’s health issues, explain how sleep problems arise and how to combat them with the right sleep-promoting foods, supplements, exercise, stress reducers, and biorhythm adjustments, as well as with prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative treatments. You’ll learn to avoid the sleep robbers hidden in many common foods, medications, andsupplements. Drawn from Dr. Walsleben’s more than twenty years as a sleep researcher and clinician, many of these solutions are simple, surprising, and low-tech — and they really work.This book also tells you how to get a good night’s sleep when your partner is the one tossing |