Survival Psychology

After her plane crashes, a 17-year-old girl spends 11 days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?

The shark attacked while she was snorkeling, tearing through Micki Glenn’s breast and shredding her right arm. Her husband, a surgeon, saved her life on the spot, but when she was safely home she couldn’t just go on with her life. She had entered an even more profound survival journey: the aftermath. The survival experience changes everything because it invalidates all your previous adaptations, and the old rules don’t apply. In some cases survivors suffer more in the aftermath than they did during the actual crisis. In all cases, they have to work hard to reinvent themselves.

These days, no one in America feels immune to violence. But now, in this extraordinary, groundbreaking book, the nation's leading expert on predicting violent behavior unlocks the puzzle of human violence and shows that, like every creature on earth, we have within us the ability to predict the harm others might do us and get out of its way. Contrary to popular myth, human violence almost always has a discernible motive and is preceded by clear warning signs.

This book is not a 10-step plan to survive the zombie apocalypse, or a survival guide for natural disasters. It is a discussion on human psychology and physiology, and the threats posed by starvation psychosis during a prolonged, total collapse scenario.

"Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain," says Dr. Judith Orloff. "But for empaths, it goes much further. We actually feel others' emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have." The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for empaths who want to develop coping skills in a high-stimulus world while embracing their gifts of intuition, compassion, creativity, and spiritual connection.

Are you dealing with a narcissist? This book is your survival guide! Learn about the different types of narcissists so you can understand what you have on your hands. Explore the reasons why you are attracting narcissists and the tactics they use against you. Figure out your plan of action using the 12 steps to help you fight back. This is a succinct, information-packed book that is easy to understand. A must-read if you have any form of a relationship with a narcissist, including a coparenting relationship or a parent-child relationship. As a friend, this is a great resource to gift to ...

If you are the parent of a toddler or preschooler, chances are you know a thing or two about tantrums. While those epic meltdowns can certainly be part of "normal" toddler behavior, they are still maddening, stressful, and exhausting - for everyone involved. What can you do to keep your cool and help your child calm down? Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, child psychologist and mother of two, has a unique understanding of both the science behind tantrums and what works in the heat of the moment to nip blowups in the bud.

What do you do with a little kid who...won't brush her teeth...screams in his car seat...pinches the baby...refuses to eat vegetables...runs rampant in the supermarket? Organized according to common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential emergency first-aid manual of communication strategies, including a chapter that addresses the special needs of children with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders.

Unlock the Hidden Language of non-verbal Human Interaction! In 'The Art Of Reading People,' Spiritwalker unveils a captivating fusion of spiritual intuition, life skills and military intelligence training, inviting you on a transformative journey through the intricate world of non-verbal communication. Drawing from decades of awakened living, highly refined intuition, life skills and extensive military counterintelligence expertise, Spiritwalker presents a groundbreaking guide that transcends traditional understanding. Explore the depths of intuition, psychic insight, and practical ...

World-famous competitive skydiver and coach Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld presents proven tools and techniques for success and explains how they can be used in everyday life. Dan survived a plane crash from which 16 of the 22 people on board were killed. He was left critically injured and woke up from a six-week-long coma with a broken neck, broken skull, severe head trauma, a collapsed lung, and other serious internal injuries. Against all odds, Dan recovered and went on to become one of the greatest competitive skydiver in the world.

In this candid, witty and insightful exploration into therapy, Steph Jones uses her professional and lived experiences as a late diagnosed autistic woman and therapist, as well as consulting therapists from across the world and tapping into the autistic community, to create the ultimate autistic survival guide to therapy. Steph confronts the statistics, inadequate practices and ableist therapists head on and poses the questions of how we can make therapy neurodivergence-affirming and how to create safe spaces for autistic individuals.

Getting an accurate diagnosis is the first step toward reclaiming your life from bipolar disorder. But if you or someone you love is struggling with the frantic highs and crushing lows of this illness, there are still many hurdles to surmount at home, at work, and in daily life. You need current information and practical problem-solving advice you can count on. You've come to the right place.

A powerful new theory of human nature suggests that our secret to success as a species is our unique friendliness. For most of the approximately 300,000 years that Homo sapiens have existed, we have shared the planet with at least four other types of humans. All of these were smart, strong, and inventive. But around 50,000 years ago, Homo sapiens made a cognitive leap that gave us an edge over other species. What happened?

If you or someone you love is struggling with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you need up-to-date, accurate, and accessible information on the problems you're facing and where you can turn for help. But where do you look? Much of the professional literature on BPD is too technical and confusing to be of much help. If you're living with BPD, this compassionate book offers what you really need: an easy-to-follow road map to guide you through this disorder and its treatment.

Drawing on her research, knowledge, and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist--and mother of two boys--Frances E. Jensen, MD, offers a revolutionary look at the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice both for parents and teenagers.

Psychology’s greatest blind spot: itself. When developmental psychology insists infants “fight for survival” or seek mirrored recognition, it commits Adultomorphism—projecting adult cognitive, affective, and relational architectures onto beings without the neurostructural or experiential basis for such capacities. This book names the foundational lens through which psychology, psychiatry, and childhood theory generate their most authoritative frameworks: survival as origin, relation as structure, and the adult mind as developmental prototype. These are not interpretations layered ...

Violence doesn’t knock. It crashes in—and it doesn’t care if you’re ready. When the moment hits, you won’t “rise to the occasion.” You’ll default to your training. Or worse… freeze. Drawing from over three decades in security, bouncing, and real-world violence, this book cuts through the fantasy and delivers a brutal, street-proven system for surviving real attacks by real predators. Inside, you’ll learn: The Freeze Factor – Why your brain shuts down in sudden danger—and how to rewire it to act instantly Pre-Emptive Strikes – Spot the exact second diplomacy dies ...

30 Ruthless Rules to Power is not a book for dreamers. It’s a manual for dominators. For those who understand that power isn’t granted—it’s seized. Whether you command boardrooms, political campaigns, corporate hierarchies, or emerging empires, this book delivers the sharp, unsentimental tactics needed to maintain absolute control in any arena. Written with the cold clarity of a strategist who’s already won, these 30 rules strip away illusions and replace them with operational doctrine. There are no anecdotes. No inspiration. Just realpolitik logic, structured for results. Learn ...

We are a nation battered every day by stories about horrific calamities, tragic events, frightening statistics. Inevitably our thoughts turn personal and we wonder if we have what it takes to get through the worst thrown our way. While there are plenty of books about coping with adversity, it isn't until now, with The Survivors Club, that we discover the human factors that determine survival.

The author teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to improve our empathy to understand the other, and how to look behind people's masks. Whether at work, in relationships, or in shaping the world around us, this powerful audiobook offers brilliant tactics for success, self-improvement, and self-defense.