PSYC432 - Psychology of Combat
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This course is a study of acute and chronic behavioral response to battle. Students will review, analyze, and evaluate the range of psychological responses to combat, from "normal" reactions to variations of "Combat Stress Reaction." Case studies from combat action will provide material for application and synthesis of the concepts presented in the course. Topics include the U.S. military approach to psychiatric management of combat, POW experiences, mental adaptation for future warfare, and stress associated with other forms of conflict, such as peacekeeping.
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 07/01/12 |
Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 07/29/12 |
Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
A War of Nerves: Soldiers and Psychiatrists in the Twentieth Century
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| ISBN: |
0674011198
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| Publication Info: |
Harvard University Press (March 30, 2003)
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| Author: |
Ben Shephard
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| Unit Cost: |
$15.75
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| Book Title: |
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
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| ISBN: |
080214473X
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| Publication Info: |
Grove Press
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| Author: |
Bowden, Mark
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| Unit Cost: |
$15.00
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| Book Title: |
Military Psychology: Clinical and Operational Applications
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| ISBN: |
1572307242
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| Publication Info: |
The Guilford Press; 1 edition (August 18, 2006)
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| Author: |
Carrie Kennedy & Eric Zillmer
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| Unit Cost: |
$50.75
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| Book Title: |
On Killing, Revised
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| ISBN: |
0316040932
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| Publication Info: |
Backbay Books
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| Author: |
Grossman
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| Unit Cost: |
$11.75
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