In the Eye of the Hurricane: Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive Mentally Ill Family Members
272In the Eye of the Hurricane: Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive Mentally Ill Family Members
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781718956629 |
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Publisher: | CreateSpace Publishing |
Publication date: | 01/01/2011 |
Pages: | 272 |
Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.57(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE – Table of Contents
Section I
1 It’s Hard to Stay Centered in a Hurricane
2 “I’ve Got All the Time I Need”
3 Enhancing Empathy
4 Honing Your Intuition
5 It’s Not Personal Unless You Make It So
6 Circular Breathing
7 The Intoxication and Joy of Righteous Anger
8 A Fair Witness
Section II
9 Communication with Concrete Thinkers
10 High Functioning Autism
11 Information Processing and Retention
12 Coping with Stubborn Refusals
13 Coping with Repetitive Demands, Questions, and Obsessions
14 The Need for Reassurance
15 Dealing with Individuals with Pronounced Mood Swings
16 Moving Past the Past
17 Coping with Lack of Motivation
18 Useful Tactics for Dealing with Symptoms of Paranoia and Persecution
Section III
19 Borderline Personality Disorder and Splitting
20 Recognizing the Strategies of Opportunistic and Manipulative Family Members
Section IV
21 Dealing with the Symptoms of Disorganization
22 Dropping Stones in a Well: Latency
23 Withdrawal from Intoxicating Substances
24 Psychosis
25 Communication with Someone Who is Experiencing Delusions or Hallucinations
26 Tactics for Dealing with Symptoms of Mania
27 Communication and De-escalation with Elderly Family Members
Section V
28 Why Would You Suspect Your Family Member is Suicidal?
29 The Essentials of Intervention with Someone You Believe Might Be Suicidal
30 The Four Questions
31 Further Discussion with Your Loved One When They are Suicidal
32 Self-Mutilation and Parasuicidal Behavior
Section VI
33 The Nature of Aggression
34 Why Would Someone Become Aggressive?
35 What Does Escalation Look Like?
Section VII
36 Core Principles of Intervention with Angry People
37 Physical Organization in the Face of Aggression
38 The Tone and Quality of Your Voice
39 Preemptive De-escalation
40 Across the Spectrum of Anger
41 Essential Strategies for De-escalating Anger
42 Paraphrasing
43 Guidelines on Limit Setting
44 What Doesn’t Work
Section VIII
45 Communication with Potentially Aggressive Youthful Family Members
46 A Consideration of the Impulsive Child
47 Conduct Disorder
48 Explosive Kids
49 Opposition-Defiant Kids
50 PTSD in Young People
51 Pseudo–Nihilism
Section IX
52 Preface to Rage
53 Chaotic Rage
54 Terrified Rage
55 Hot Rage
56 Predatory or Cool Rage
57 De-escalation of Developmentally Disabled Individuals: Special Considerations
58 When Facing Violence
59 The Aftermath: What to Do Now?
60 Conclusion
Appendix I When Monitoring Medications is Part of Your Responsibilities
Appendix II Crisis Intervention Teams for Law Enforcement