Psychology

A medical specialist will find that each patient or casualty is a unique individual with his own specific problems and his own ways of attempting to deal with those problems. The lessons present psychosocial issues that will involve you directly. Being able to cope with these issues and to provide medical care are initial steps in your career.

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As an adult, you'll need to cope with the disaster in a way that will help children avoid developing a permanent sense of loss. It is important to give children guidance that will help them reduce their fears. The American Red Cross provides this information to help you help your children cope.

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This chapter will identify and explain the nature of stress, the stresses of survival, and those internal reactions soldiers will naturally experience when faced with the stresses of a real-world survival situation. The knowledge you, the soldier, gain from this chapter and other chapters in this manual, will prepare you to come through the toughest times alive.

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This guide details coping with trauma, including common symptoms of trauma, an explanation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and different mental health associations that specialize in helping people with PTSD.

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This guide will teach the basics about emotional survival, including how people should react to emergencies, what type of behavior is detrimental to survival, and how emergencies can bring families closer together.

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It’s important to remember that some children may never show distress, while others may not give evidence of being upset for several weeks or even months. Other children may not show a change in behavior, but may still need your help.

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It has been said that people fear those things which they don't understand or comprehend. Of the many effects of atomic bombing of United States cities, few, ff any, are more difficult to assess than the psychological effects.

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