Aeromedical Psychology (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Kennedy, Carrie H.; Kay, Gary G.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Aeromedical Psychology provides the means for a variety of clinicians to carry out sound assessment and selection procedures, perform informed evaluations and make subsequent recommendations regarding flight status and treatment strategies geared to the aviation environment. To facilitate a dynamic understanding of the field, the book emphasizes an integration of applications and theory, case examples and research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317184898
• Artikelnr.: 50212675

Autorenporträt

Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP, is a neuropsychologist with specialization in military psychology and aviation psychology. She is an active duty Commander in the US Navy, a designated Aerospace Experimental Psychologist and has deployed to Cuba and Afghanistan. Dr Kennedy is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. She serves on the editorial boards of Military Psychology and Psychological Services. She has co-authored/edited 5 books, including Military Psychology: Clinical and Operational Applications, now in its second edition, Wheels Down: Adjusting to Life After Deployment, Ethical Practice in Operational Psychology and Military Neuropsychology. Gary G. Kay, PhD, is the President and co-founder of Cognitive Research Corporation. He is the developer and publisher of CogScreen, a computer-administered cognitive test used in pilot selection, fitness-for-duty testing and pharmaceutical research. He serves as neuropsychology consultant to the Federal Aviation Administration. Dr Kay is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. Dr Kay completed his PhD at the University of Memphis. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and a member of the Aerospace Medical Association, the International Neuropsychological Society and the American Psychological Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface; A history of aeromedical psychology
Tatana M. Olson
Matthew McCauley and Carrie H. Kennedy; Assessment and selection of military aviators and astronauts
Brennan D. Cox
Lacey L. Schmidt
Kelley J. Slack and Thomas C. Foster; Commercial airline pilot and air traffic controller selection
Gary G. Kay
Andrew J. Thurston and Chris M. Front; Aviation mental health and the psychological examination
Robert W. Elliott; Substance abuse in aviation: clinical and practical implications
Carlos R. Porges; US military standards and aeromedical waivers for psychiatric conditions and treatments
Arlene R. Saitzyk
Christopher A. Alfonzo
Timothy P. Greydanus
John R. Reaume and Brian B. Parsa; The motivation to fly and fear of flying
Chris M. Front; Airsickness and space sickness
Erik Viirre and Jonathan B. Clark; Fatigue and aviation
J. Lynn Caldwell and John A. Caldwell; Aviation neuropsychology
Gary G. Kay; The aging aviator
Randy Georgemiller; Psychopharmacology in aviation
Bradford C. Ashley and Gary G. Kay; Aviation disaster crisis management: multidimensional psychological intervention
Idit Oz and Orit Lurie; Aviation mishap prevention and investigations: the expanding role of aviation psychologists
Peter B. Walker
Paul O'Connor and William L. Little; On becoming an aeromedical psychologist
Trevor Reynolds; Index.