An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD

by Ashley B Hart II, Art Nottingham (Foreword by)

Overview

A self-help book for veterans afflicted with combat PTSD.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595137985
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/20/2000
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

	Epigraph	vii
	Foreword	xiii
	Acknowledgements	xv
	Introduction	xvii
	Keeping It In The Smart Brain Utilizing Spreading Activation: How To Use This Manual	1
	PTSD/It's A Stress Disorder/It's An Anxiety Disorder	6
	Awareness Of Thoughts, Feelings, And Bodily Sensations	7
	The Nature And Course Of Trauma	9
	The Self--Learned Helplessness--Spreading Activation Stopping Stinkin' Thinkin'	12
	The Wild Ride-The Dinosaur Dump--The Limbic System	16
	Cognitions--Internal Dialogue	19
	The Bottleneck In Awareness	21
	Information Processing: Top-Down--Bottom-Up Processing Serial And Parallel Processing	24
	Assimilation And Accommodation	24
	Triggers Hard Wired And Hot Wired	27
	Smart Brain Stuff If Harpo Is Honking, Is Einstein Listening?	29
	Warning Signs--Don'T Forget To Breathe	34
	The Edge--Letting Go Of The Anger-Vulnerability	37
	Navie Psychology--Looking For Your Clear Space Verification	39
	Validation--Covering Your Six--People As Social Beings	41
	Finding Good Grief And Closure	44
	Beyond Freedom And Dignity	46
	Self-Soothing/Self-Destruction The Pros And Cons Of Negative Reinforcement	49
	Affective Tolerance Affective Repertoire	51
	Learned Optimism	53
	The Rip Van Winkle Effect	55
	On The Beach The Pale Blue Dot And The Existential Dilemma	57
	Acceptance And Desire	60
	The Pretrauma Self Finding Harmony And Creating Synergy	62
	Shattered Assumptions	64
	Anniversary Dates	66
	Watching, Reading, Hearing The News, Gives You The Blues Tragedy And Trauma As Entertainment	68
	Spitting It Out Or Swallowing It Whole	70
	The Many Faces Of Anger	72
	Dealing With Feelings And The Purpose Of Psychotropic Medications	75
	Wired Tired	80
	Thoughts And Feelings The Hazards And Emotional Miseducation Of American Men	82
	Deterrent Or Defense: Using Assertive Communication Skills	85
	It Takes A Long Time To Eat Humble Pie From The Speed Of Light To The Speed Of Mind	88
	The Ten Thousand Meter Stare: Doctor My Eyes	90
	Cues Of Safety Living Life In The Here And The Now It's OK To Be OK	93
	It's OK For Things To Be OK	95
	Down In The Valley And The Cumulative Effects Of Traumatic Exposure	97
	Lessons Not Learned Are Repeated And The Art Of Reframing	101
	Boxes And Mirrors	103
	The Problem Of Violence From Frustration To Aggression	106
	Flashbulb Memories And Flashbacks From Feelings To Emotions	109
	Slip Sliding Away: The Nature Of Dissociative Processes	111
	Anger Displacement And The Anger Thermometer	113
	Once A Warrior Always A Worrier, Yet A Gentleman	115
	Taking Stock Of Your Progress And The Problem With Hope	117
	Turn A Difficulty Into A Plan Don't Turn A Difficulty Into A Problem	119
	The Moral Animal	122
	Rules Of Engagement	124
	Sublimation And The Trouble With Too Much Introspection	127
	Immature Psychological Defense Mechanisms	128
	Common (Neurotic) Methods Of Psychological Defense For Combat PTSD	130
	Mature Psychological Defenses For Validation	132
	Hierarchy Of Needs For Combat PTSD	134
	Fixation	137
	Unfinished Business--Setting Bait For Trouble The High And Low Road Coping Skills Bag Of Tricks	139
	Survivor Guilt The Grieving Process And Finding Closure	141
	How We Sleep--Nightmares--Sleep Apnea--Dream Innoculation Therapy--Sleep Induction Techniques	144
	Secondary Wounding, Indignation, And Secondary PTSD	149
	Afterword	151
	References	153