Overview

This volume highlights the diverse contributions of military psychologists toward U.S. security and toward the discipline of psychology itself. The United States Armed Forces have frequently led American culture in personnel and policy changes that the general population had difficulty accepting, such as racial integration and the integration of women. In addition, psychologists in the military have used clinical approaches to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and psychopharmacology that have tested research understanding before widespread use for the general public. Currently, psychologists are working with policy makers to help the public build resiliency and cope with disasters, terrorism, and possible threats to the homeland. By putting their skills to work in such areas as personnel management, ergonomics, clinical care, training, leadership and executive development, and social and behavioral research, these individuals have transformed psychology into an integrative discipline that now encompasses aspects of health care and other fields such as information technology and disaster management. Psychology in the Service of National Security includes perspectives of psychologists and social scientists representing the uniformed services, research institutions, business, and academia. Readers interested in the history of psychology will learn how our armed services came to be on the cutting edge in many areas of basic and applied science. Readers inside and outside the military will learn lessons from military psychology that they can apply to community-based homeland security efforts.

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Author:   A. David Mangelsdorff
Publisher:   American Psychological Association
Imprint:   American Psychological Association
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.830kg
ISBN:  

9781591473558

ISBN 10:   1591473551
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   15 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Foreword Patrick H. DeLeon Introduction Part I. From Military Psychology to National Security Psychology Chapter 1: The Changing Face of National Security A. David Mangelsdorff Chapter 2: Foundations of National Security Psychology Warren R. Street Part II. Individual Differences Chapter 3: Human Factors Research in the Naval Service Paul D. Nelson Chapter 4: National Security Interests at the Naval Health Research Center Karl F. Van Orden and D. Stephen Nice Chapter 5: U.S. Army Research in Human Performance Gerald P. Krueger Chapter 6: The History of Special Operations Psychological Selection L. Morgan Banks Part III. Personnel Management Chapter 7: The Human Resources Research Organization: Research and Development Related to National Security Concerns Peter F. Ramsberger Chapter 8: Psychology in Air Force Training and Education Henry L. Taylor Chapter 9: The Navy Personnel Research and Development Center Martin Wiskoff and Edmund Thomas Part IV. Clinical and Counseling Psychology Chapter 10: Navy Clinical Psychology: A Distinguished Past and a Vibrant Future Morgan T. Sammons Chapter 11: Clinical Psychology in the U.S. Army: 1946–2004 Robert S. Nichols Chapter 12: Air Force Clinical Psychology: History and Future Trends Karl O. Moe Part V. Applied Social Psychology Chapter 13: The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Paul A. Gade, Jonathan D. Kaplan, and Nicole M. Dudley Chapter 14: The Racial Integration of the U.S. Armed Forces Alan Gropman Chapter 15: Psychological Research with Military Women Janice D. Yoder and Loren Naidoo Chapter 16: Military Family Research Mady Wechsler Segal Part VI. Conclusions Chapter 17: Psychology's Strategic Position for Today's National Security Concerns A. David Mangelsdorff Additional Resources References Author Index Subject Index About the Editor

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