Being Safe Using Psychological and Emotional

While physical fitness and good health are important components in self-defense, psychological and emotional readiness are in some respects even more crucial. Being Safe, written by a psychologist with 30 years’ experience in prevention, treatment, and education in the areas of violence and self-defense, presents a complete system for avoiding becoming a victim of crime. The book lays out a simple, systematic plan that emphasizes the mind/body connection. It shows readers how to fine-tune sensory awareness and intuition, increase confidence, decrease anxiety, and consequently build a psychological edge to discourage would-be assailants. Avoiding fear tactics, Ross takes a practical, results-oriented approach to various strategies such as body language, guided imagery, and the use of common objects for self-defense. An array of tips and techniques, checklists, statistics, and scenarios make Being Safe both a comprehensive guide and an intriguing read.

Dr. Edward N. Ross is a clinical psychologist specializing in treatment and education of victims of violence and crime prevention

Introduction: From Tom Patire, Self-Defense Expert	p. xi
The Truth About Violence	p. 1
Our survival attitudes	p. 1
Whom this book is for	p. 2
Through the back door	p. 3
A better way	p. 5
Defensive Survival Psychology: The Mind/Body Connection	p. 8
The power of our mind	p. 8
Fight-or-flight response	p. 10
Our mind/body interaction and achievements	p. 11
How belief can cause physical changes	p. 15
A mind/body imbalance affects our achievement	p. 17
Locus of control	p. 19
How to create an edge	p. 20
When push comes to shove	p. 31
Facing life-threatening assault: The F.I.T. method	p. 32
Why Me?	p. 35
Environmental factors	p. 35
Physical and psychological factors	p. 36
The terrible risk trio: Feelings of guilt, vulnerability, and lack of confidence	p. 36
Preventing crime	p. 39
Body language: It tells it like it is	p. 40
Reducing Your Risk	p. 45
Beware by being aware	p. 45
Things to keep in mind	p. 45
Your daily habits	p. 46
Reducing your risk in your home	p. 48
Reducing your risk away from home	p. 49
When you are traveling away from home	p. 69
Children and defensive survival psychology	p. 70
Rape: A Woman's Worst Nightmare	p. 72
Some rape statistics	p. 72
What we know about rape resistance tactics	p. 73
Common rape resistance tactics	p. 75
Research findings about rapists	p. 76
Research findings about female rape victims	p. 77
Major research findings on rape avoidance and survival	p. 77
The Trauma of Gang Rape	p. 79
Self-protective tactics against gang rape	p. 80
Preventive strategies	p. 81
Date or Acquaintance Rape	p. 83
Date rape research findings	p. 83
Avoiding date rape	p. 84
Rape on campus	p. 86
Rape and baby-sitting	p. 87
The Self-Defense Rewards of Relaxation	p. 89
What it means to be relaxed	p. 90
Breathing practice	p. 91
The relaxation exercise	p. 92
Applying your relaxation skills	p. 95
Guided Imagery: Seeing is Believing	p. 97
What is guided imagery?	p. 97
The self-help use of imagery	p. 101
Sensing script	p. 103
Safety script	p. 106
Survival script	p. 108
Self-training scripts	p. 112
Using guided imagery	p. 113
Disabling Your Assailant	p. 116
Techniques for disabling an attacker from the front	p. 117
Techniques for disabling an attacker from the rear	p. 120
The use of common objects for self-defense	p. 121
Purchased self-defense devices	p. 126
Tips and Techniques for the Disabled and the Elderly	p. 129
A black-belt instructor's advice	p. 131
Defense tactics if you are on crutches or in a wheelchair	p. 133
Defense tactics if you are visually impaired	p. 136
Professional self-defense training	p. 137
Richard's self-defense tips	p. 137
Warren's self-defense story	p. 143
Risk reduction for the elderly	p. 145
Self-defense for the elderly	p. 146
Survival Techniques in Action	p. 148
A woman held captive in her car	p. 149
A woman attacked in her suburban home	p. 153
A woman followed into her garage	p. 158
A couple attacked in their home	p. 159
A woman avoiding assault in a parking lot	p. 161
An attempted acquaintance rape	p. 162
Preventing an attack while driving	p. 166
An attempted armed assault on the subway	p. 167
A woman mugged on the street	p. 169
A disabled man avoiding street assault	p. 171
A woman followed onto a bus	p. 173
A woman followed while jogging	p. 175
A woman assaulted in an elevator	p. 176
A woman being followed	p. 179
A car driver attacked by a gang of youths	p. 181
A middle-of-the-night break-in	p. 183
Coming upon an apartment robber	p. 185
Using clues to avoid violent confrontation	p. 186
A victim of a street assault	p. 187
A street attack by a gang	p. 188
A woman attacked on an apartment-house stairway	p. 189
A woman avoiding assault on a deserted street	p. 191
A woman stopped on the street	p. 192
Epilogue	p. 195
How to Describe an Assailant	p. 197
Selecting a Self-Defense Program	p. 198
For Psychologists and Interested Others: A Defensive Survival Psychology Group Program	p. 199
Acknowledgements	p. 200
References	p. 201
Index	p. 205
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Being Safe Using Psychological and Emotional Readiness to Avoid Being a Victim of Violence and Crime

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