Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
Part A: Annotated and Illustrated Glossary
Part B: Sleep and Dreams: a hidden resource for testing work related inconscious distress
Summary of the Introduction
CHAPTER 1: SECURITY, EMERGENCY AND RISK
1.1 Security, emergency and risk: the definitions and origins of PSER
1.2 Safety and security: definitions
1.2.1 Safety and security in legislation
1.2.2 Safety and security in protection measures
1.2.3 Safety and security on the internet
1.2.4 Safety and security in standardized codes
1.2.5 Safety and security in the field of psychology
1.2.6 Safety and security in the field of healthcare
1.2.7 Safety and security: two sides of the same coin?
1.3 Personality: definitions and development
1.4 Genetics: definition and principles
1.4.1 Epigenetics
1.4.2 How genetic testing is performed: from sampling to mapping
1.4.3 The biophysics of DNA and entanglement
1.5 Premorbid personalities: traces of the cultural history of health in PSER
1.5.1 Endophenotypes in PSER
1.6 Non-psychopathological personalities: traces of types A, B, C and D in PSER
1.7 Pathological personalities: evidence of clusters A, B and C in PSER
1.7.1 Cluster A: paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personalities
1.7.2 Cluster B: the histrionic, antisocial, narcissistic and borderline personalities
1.7.3 Cluster C: the avoidant, dependent and obsessive-compulsive personalities
1.8 The different classifications of mental disorders: DSM - ICD - PDM
1.9 Neurosis: traces of anxiety disorders and mood disorders in PSER
1.9.1 Generalized anxiety disorder
1.9.2 Phobias
1.9.3 Panic attacks and panic attack disorder
1.9.4 Obsessive-compulsive disorder
1.9.5 Health anxiety disorder
1.9.6 Adaptation disorder
1.9.7 Acute stress disorder
1.9.8 Post-traumatic stress disorder
1.9.9 Eating disorders
1.9.10 Dysthymic disorder
1.10 Psychosis: traces in PSER
1.10.1 Schizophrenic disorder
1.10.2 Brief psychotic disorder (BRP/brief reactive psychosis)
1.10.3 Shared psychotic disorder
1.10.4 Psychotic affective states: traces in PSER
1.11 Concluding remarks
Summary of Chapter 1
CHAPTER 2: COMMUNICATION IN PSER
2.1 Communication and security
2.2 Communication: definition 2.3 Brief comments on communication theory and the communication models
2.4 The Mathematical Model: communication as the transmission of information
2.5 The Pragmatic Model: communication as behavior
2.6 The Sociological Model: communication as an expression and product of society
2.6.1 Internal corporate communications
2.6.2 Communicative competences
2.7 The Psychological Model: communication as a relationship
2.7.1 Verbal, non-verbal and para-verbal interpersonal communication
2.7.2 'Descriptive', 'representative' and 'regulative'communication
2.7.3 Conditions required for communicating security, with security and in security
2.7.4 Communication problems: communication barriers
2.7.5 Conflictual situations, distorted communication (paradoxical; disqualifying) and pathological communication (schizophrenic)
2.8 The Psychodynamic-Semiotic Approach: communication as signification
2.8.1 Communication in helping relationships: sympathy, empathy and entropathy
2.9 Concluding remarks
Summary of Chapter 2
CHAPTER 3: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SECURITY
3.1 The psychology of security
3.2 The definition, origins and development of the emotions
3.2.1 The evolution of the theory of emotions
3.3 The neurofunctional pathway from emotions to feelings (the LeDoux Dual-Route Model)
3.3.1 From the brain to the mind, from consciousness to awareness
3.4 The psychological origins and evolution of security
3.4.1 Attachment theory and the internal working models
3.4.2 The problem of synchronization - desynchronization
3.5 Operational definitions on the topic of security
3.6 Perceived security versus real security
3.7 The safety trade-offs
3.8 Concluding remarks
Summary of Chapter 3
CHAPTER 4: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMERGENCY
4.1 The psychology of emergency
4.2 Definition of traumatic event or critical incident trauma
4.2.1 The perfect adaptogenic ability or resilience
4.3 Definition of stress
4.3.1 General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
4.3.2 The genetics of GAS
4.4 Psychological intervention in emergencies
4.5 The psychology of emergency first responders
4.5.1 The CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) program
4.5.2 Methods for applying the CISM defusing technique
4.5.3 The structure and timing of defusing
4.5.4 Debriefing or CISD
4.6 The 'problem solving' method
4.6.1 Problem setting
4.7 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
4.7.1 The neurophysiological background of EMDR
4.7.2 The typical timing of a post-traumatic intervention
4.7.3 Assessment
4.7.4 Traumatic experiences in childhood
4.7.5 EMDR and attachment theory
4.8 Concluding remarks
Summary of Chapter 4
CHAPTER 5: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RISK
5.2 The heuristic solutions: definition
5.2.1 Heuristic solutions in a situation of risk
5.2.2 Bias in risk situations
5.3 Risk epidemiology and statistics
5.4 Perception and communication of the risk
5.5 The concept of risk: origin and definitions
5.5.1 The individualistic approach to risk
5.5.2 Differences in risk perception between ordinary people and professionals who are experts in the field
5.5.3 The cultural approach to risk
5.5.4 How to reconcile the cultural and individualistic approaches: the social representations
5.5.5 Social conflict and Nimby syndrome
5.6 Social psychology or situational psychology
5.6.1 Social cognition
5.6.2 Social perception
5.6.3 Attribution theory
5.6.4 The definitions of the ego and the self, and their relationship
5.6.5 Cognitive dissonance
5.7 Attitude and behavior
5.7.1 Persuasive communication
5.8 Conformist behavior
5.9 Cumulative stress disorder, or 'burnout'
5.10 Concluding remarks
Summary of Chapter 5
CHAPTER 6: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TERRORISM
6.1 Youth distress
6.2 Impulse control disorders
6.3 Criminal psychology
6.4 The psychology of kidnapping
6.5 The psychology of terrorism
6.6 Terrorism from emotion to feeling
6.7 Particular aspects of psychological terrorism
6.8 The psychodynamics and genetics of suicide
6.9 Concluding remarks
Summary of Chapter 6
Appendix
Bibliographical References
Nomenclature
Index