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Shootings, Stabbings. Rapes. Acts of Terror. These can't happen here. But they do. Are these truly random events? Can this violence ever be stopped? Can it be prevented? Can we at least reduce the risk? This book probes the subject through key chapters drawn from Dr. Flannery's other groundbreaking books. Flannery is among those at the forefront, studying the effects of violence and PTSD. The information here highlights the significant findings in his research over more than 30 years on the topics of psychological trauma, PTSD, and its victims. This book is published to reduce suffering and save lives.

Terrorism is a tragically informing reality of our times. This reassuring book is directed at 2 audiences: the hypervigilant public that ever anticipates the next random terrorist attack and professionals to whom the public turns for support following such events. An expert in life-stress proclaims that once the immediate danger has passed it is necessary to make our understandable anxiety more tolerable so that we are not overcome by our fears of such terrorist events. This book shows how.

In recent years we've seen an unacceptable increase in human-inflicted violence. People going berserk, seemingly out of nowhere, and (only on the surface) for no reason. The hideous images are seared into our memory. Tragically, health-care workers on the front lines are not immune. In their daily work they have been victims of homicides, hostage-takings, robberies, physical and sexual assaults, and psychological trauma of all kinds. The Violent Person is for these individuals, a jargon-free examination by one of the foremost experts in the world on PTSD.

The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) was developed by Dr. Flannery. It is a voluntary, peer-help, systems-wide crisis-intervention approach for coping with the psychological aftermath of violence. ASAP is a Critical Incident Stress Management approach that includes individual crisis counseling, group debriefings, an employee-victims support group, employee victim family outreach, and professional referrals when needed. This book is a step-by-step manual that shows you and your organization how to design and field an ASAP program for your needs.

Workplace violence is ever on the increase. Headlines report yet another disgruntled customer or employee (or ex-employee) returning to wreak havoc. From fast-food restaurants to post offices to schools to business offices, the list goes on and on. Radical politics, too, has claimed victims in atrocities that are well known. In this pioneering book, the nature of such violence is discussed. The 5 types of worksite assailants are viewed, including case studies to demonstrate the impact on the employee-victim. The reader is actually taken inside the mind of the assailant to alert employers and employees about potential problems. Business, society, we are not helpless. We can prevent.

Shootings. Stabbings. Rapes. Acts of Terror. These can't happen here. But they do. Are these random events? Can this violence ever be stopped? Can violence be prevented? This book probes these subjects and questions through key chapters drawn from Dr. Flannery's other groundbreaking books. Flannery is among those at the forefront, studying the effects of violence and PTSD. The information here highlights the significant research and findings over more than a quarter-of-a-century on the topics of psychological trauma and its victims.

The author has worked with many victims, particularly women victims of rape and childhood physical and sexual abuse. He has learned from them the secrets of survival. He has written this book with an action plan for victims to teach themselves how to survive. The book is also especially useful to professionals treating victims of PTSD, to help these professionals put themselves in the shoes of victims of assault and all forms of random violence.

You have four locks on the door. Metal detectors are everywhere. You try comprehending the headlines: Another seemingly normal person has gone on a shooting rampage. The killers are of all ages. The dead and injured are also of all ages. all races, all religious backgrounds, all genders. Violence does not discriminate. Today's culture of violence affects everyone. Are some people prone to perpetrate violent behavior? Dr. Flannery, a clinical psychologist and author of PREVENTING YOUTH VIOLENCE BEFORE IT BEGINS (2022)as well as other books for general readers and professionals on stress and, at its most extreme manifestation, PTSD, offers causes as well as inspiring solutions. Once the causes and effects of violence behavior are understood, Dr. Flannery presents thoughtful and practical coping strategies on how you can gain emotional control over life's challenges and get involved.