In Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War, Michael D. Matthews explores the many ways that psychology will make the difference for wars yet to come, from revolutionary advances in soldier selection and training to new ways of preparing soldiers to remain resilient in the face of horror and to engineering the super-soldier of the future. Many of the predictions made in the first edition have come true, and exciting new developments in military psychology have emerged. This Revised and Expanded Edition updates the existing chapters with important new developments, and adds new…mehr
In Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War, Michael D. Matthews explores the many ways that psychology will make the difference for wars yet to come, from revolutionary advances in soldier selection and training to new ways of preparing soldiers to remain resilient in the face of horror and to engineering the super-soldier of the future. Many of the predictions made in the first edition have come true, and exciting new developments in military psychology have emerged. This Revised and Expanded Edition updates the existing chapters with important new developments, and adds new chapters on character and human performance optimization--both topics of significant interest in today's military.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael D. Matthews is Professor of Engineering Psychology at the United States Military Academy. He is a Templeton Foundation Senior Positive Psychology Fellow, past President of the Society for Military Psychology, and a Fellow of the Army Chief of Staff's Strategic Studies Group (2014-2015). He is the author of numerous other books, chapters, and scientific articles on the topic of military psychology. Dr. Matthews is a founding member of the Military Child Education Coalition's Science Advisory Board and a leadership consultant to governmental agencies, professional sports teams, and other organizations.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Illustrations Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition by Robert L. Caslen Foreword to the First Edition by Thomas A. Kolditz Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments 1. Psychological Science and the Art of War 2. The Right Soldier for the Right Job 3. Turning Civilians Into Soldiers 4. Cognitive Dominance: Soldiers and Systems That Outthink the Enemy 5. Human Performance Optimization 6. Tough Hearts: Building Resilient Soldiers 7. Character 8. Winning Hearts and Minds 9. This is Not Your Father's (or your Mother's) Army 10. When the Going Gets Rough, the Rough Get Going: Leading in Combat 11. Leading Others in the Digital Age 12. The Twenty-First-Century Patton 13. Building Better Soldiers Through Science 14. Spin-Offs: A Better World Through Military Psychology 15. Psychology, War, Peace, and Ethics Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Foreword to the Revised and Expanded Edition by Robert L. Caslen Foreword to the First Edition by Thomas A. Kolditz Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments 1. Psychological Science and the Art of War 2. The Right Soldier for the Right Job 3. Turning Civilians Into Soldiers 4. Cognitive Dominance: Soldiers and Systems That Outthink the Enemy 5. Human Performance Optimization 6. Tough Hearts: Building Resilient Soldiers 7. Character 8. Winning Hearts and Minds 9. This is Not Your Father's (or your Mother's) Army 10. When the Going Gets Rough, the Rough Get Going: Leading in Combat 11. Leading Others in the Digital Age 12. The Twenty-First-Century Patton 13. Building Better Soldiers Through Science 14. Spin-Offs: A Better World Through Military Psychology 15. Psychology, War, Peace, and Ethics Bibliography Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826