{"product_id":"9780965941594","title":"Psychological First Aid and the Good Samaritan","description":"Different from those indispensable American Red Cross First Aid books that clearly assist in quickly diagnosing and treating the physically injured, \"weird\" mental behaviors are frightening to bystanders, most of whom tend to avoid trying to understand dangerous behavioral peculiarities that will never happen to them--they hope. So, how can one safely and effectively help those unpredictable \"crazies\"? \u003cbr\u003e It took the author fifty years of experiential deliberations before writing this book that clearly addresses such bystander concerns as identifying common early symptoms of future mass killers of innocents. In fact, the endless assortment of bystanders in any community are typically the most vital \"first responders\" to notice disruptive behaviors, with an indispensable asset of alerting any professional team responding to a 911 call.\u003cbr\u003e Finally, the very essence of this book is understanding other humans; which begins by simply observing behaviors, not just people. These observations of human behavior clearly include developing adolescents who are too often precursors of high violence potential symptoms that may result in mass killings--if untreated.\u003cbr\u003e More specifically, this book will teach you the following:\u003cbr\u003e Becoming a Good Samaritan.\u003cbr\u003e Recognizing your own limitations in helping others.\u003cbr\u003e How to assess bizarre behavior.\u003cbr\u003e Knowing when to help and when to run.\u003cbr\u003e Intervention strategies.\u003cbr\u003e Second aid for friends and relatives.\u003cbr\u003e The mental health dilemma in the U.S.","brand":"Cape Foundation Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49795977511152,"sku":"9780965941594","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780965941594","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}