Military Life

by Britt, Thomas W.; Castro, Carl Andrew; Adler, Amy B.

• ISBN13: 9780275983000
• ISBN10: 0275983005
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Praeger Security Intl

Summary

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 a prisoner 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Part I: First Person	1	(12)
What Has Befallen Me? The Psychological Aftermath of Combat	3	(10)
Spencer J. Campbell
Part II: Human Dimensions of Military Operations	13	(66)
Psychological Aspects of Combat	15	(16)
Robert K. Gifford
Psychological Responses to Terrorism	31	(30)
William V. Bobo
Richard T. Keller
Neil Greenberg
Christopher A. Alfonzo
Larry H. Pastor
Thomas A. Grieger
Psychological Operations in Combat, Peacekeeping, and Fighting Terrorism	61	(18)
Steven Collins
Part III: Phychological and Cognitive Dimensions of Military Operations	79	(76)
Sleep Loss: Implications for Operational Effectiveness and Current Solutions	81	(27)
Nancy J. Wesensten
Gregory Belenky
Thomas J. Balkin
Augmented Cognition: Aiding the Soldier in High and Low Workload Environments through Closed-Loop Human-Machine Interactions	108	(20)
Eric R. Muth
Amy A. Kruse
Adam Hoover
Dylan Schmorrow
Decision Making and Performance under Stress	128	(27)
James E. Driskell
Eduardo Salas
Joan H. Johnston
Part IV: Social and Personality Dimensions of Military Operations	155	(78)
Morale during Military Operations: A Positive Psychology Approach	157	(28)
Thomas W. Britt
James M. Dickinson
Military Group Cohesion	185	(17)
Guy L. Siebold
Stress-CARE: An Integrated Model of Individual Differences in Soldier Performance under Stress	202	(31)
Robert R. Sinclair
Jennifer S. Tucker
Part V: Future Directions	233	(6)
Military Performance: Common Themes and Future Directions	235	(4)
Thomas W. Britt
Carl Andrew Castro
Amy B. Adler
Index	239	(12)
About the Contributors	251
Preface	ix
Part I: First Person	1	(10)
Kilroy Was Here: Reflections of a Psychiatrist in Combat	3	(8)
Robert L. Koffman
Part II: Psychological Preparation for Warfare	11	(70)
Joining the Ranks: The Role of Indoctrination in Transforming Civilians to Service Members	13	(19)
Dennis McGurk
Dave I. Cotting
Thomas W. Britt
Amy B. Adler
Scenario-Based Training: Improving Military Mission Performance and Adaptability	32	(22)
Eduardo Salas
Heather A. Priest
Katherine A. Wilson
C. Shawn Burke
Enhancing Mental Readiness in Military Personnel	54	(27)
Megan M. Thompson
Donald R. McCreary
Part III: Psychological Demands During and After Deployment	81	(90)
Code of Conduct and the Psychology of Captivity: Training, Coping, and Reintegration	83	(38)
George Steffian
Brendon W. Bluestein
Jerry Ogrisseg
Anthony P. Doran
C. A. Morgan III
Combat Stress Control: Putting Principle into Practice	121	(20)
Steve J. Lewis
Predictors and Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Military Veterans	141	(30)
Shira Maguen
Michael Suvak
Brett T. Litz
Part IV: Organizational Responses to Psychological Challenges	171	(64)
Human Spirituality, Resilience, and the Role of Military Chaplains	173	(19)
Thomas C. Waynick
Peter J. Frederich
David M. Scheider
Ronald H. Thomas
Glen L. Bloomstrom
Toward a Liberal Theory of Military Leadership	192	(21)
Carl Andrew Castro
Jeffrey L. Thomas
Amy B. Adler
Social Climates: Drivers of Soldier Well-Being and Resilience	213	(22)
Paul D. Bliese
Part V: Future Directions	235	(6)
Operational Stress: Common Themes and Future Directions	237	(4)
Amy B. Adler
Carl Andrew Castro
Thomas W. Britt
Index	241	(10)
About the Contributors	251
Preface	ix
Part I: First Person	1	(10)
Army Wife, Army Mother	3	(8)
Doris Briley Durand
Part II: Challenges Facing the Military Spouse	11	(80)
Maintaining Family Resiliency Before, During, and After Military Separation	13	(26)
Tina Watson Wiens
Pauline Boss
Moving Military Families: The Impact of Relocation on Family Well-Being, Employment, and Commitment to the Military	39	(25)
Lolita M. Burrell
Military Spouses: Coping with the Fear and the Reality of Service Member Injury and Death	64	(27)
Kathleen M. Wright
Lolita M. Burrell
Erica D. Schroeder
Jeffrey L. Thomas
Part III: Family Diversity	91	(76)
Single Military Parents in the New Millennium	93	(22)
Michelle L. Kelley
The Challenges and Benefits of Dual-Military Marriages	115	(23)
Ann H. Huffman
Stephanie C. Payne
Voices from the Backseat: Demands of Growing Up in Military Families	138	(29)
Morten G. Ender
Part IV: Work-Family Conflict among Military Personnel	167	(76)
Work--Family Conflict among Military Personnel	169	(24)
Gary A. Adams
Steve M. Jex
Christopher J.L. Cunningham
Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S. Military: Rates, Risks, and Responses	193	(27)
Julie C. Clark
Stephen C. Messer
Reducing the Negative Impact of Work--Family Conflict on Military Personnel: Individual Coping Strategies and Multilevel Interventions	220	(23)
Leslie B. Hammer
Jennifer C. Cullen
Gwen C. Marchand
J. Alison Dezsofi
Part V: Future Directions	243	(6)
The Military Family: Common Themes and Future Directions	245	(4)
Carl Andrew Castro
Amy B. Adler
Thomas W. Britt
Index	249	(10)
About the Contributors	259
Preface	ix
Part I: First Person	1	(10)
Military Culture and Values: A Personal View	3	(8)
Guy L. Siebold
Part II: Military Values	11	(68)
Culture's Consequences in the Military	13	(22)
Joseph L. Soeters
Cristina-Rodica Poponete
Joseph T. Page Jr.
From Values to Performance: It's the Journey that Changes the Traveler	35	(25)
Michael W. Grojean
Jeffrey L. Thomas
Military Courage	60	(19)
Carl Andrew Castro
Part III: Diverse Groups	79	(64)
The U.S. Reserve Component: Training Strategies for Adapting to Deployment	81	(16)
Robert A. Wisher
Michael W. Freeman
The Role of Women in the Military	97	(22)
Penny F. Pierce
Sexual Orientation and Military Service: Prospects for Organizational and Individual Change in the United States	119	(24)
Gregory M. Herek
Aaron Belkin
Part IV: Perspectives on the Military	143	(86)
Quality of Life and Subjective Well-Being among Military Personnel: An Organizational Response to the Challenges of Military Life	145	(35)
Michael J. Schwerin
Life in Wartime: Real-Time News, Real-Time Critique, Fighting in the New Media Environment	180	(31)
Cori E. Dauber
Poultry and Patriotism: Attitudes toward the U.S. Military	211	(18)
Janice H. Laurence
Part V: Future Directions	229	(6)
Military Culture: Common Themes and Future Directions	231	(4)
Thomas W. Britt
Amy B. Adler
Carl Andrew Castro
Index	235	(10)
About the Contributors	245