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Direct linkQuick, James Campbell – American Psychologist, 2011
The author read with interest, and concern, the January 2011 issue of the "American Psychologist". The "Special Issue on Comprehensive Soldier Fitness" addressed a hugely consequential national issue and offered a vision for psychological resilience along with an elaborate set of supporting articles, concluding with some comments on "Objections"…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Psychologists, Military Personnel, Psychology
Fravell, Mike; Nasser, Katherine; Cornum, Rhonda – American Psychologist, 2011
Carefully implemented technology strategies are vital to the success of large-scale initiatives such as the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. Achieving the U.S. Army's vision for CSF required a robust information technology platform that was scaled to millions of users and that leveraged the Internet to enable global reach.…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Technology Integration, Information Technology, Educational Technology
Dyckman, John – American Psychologist, 2011
The author was disappointed to see an entire special issue of the "American Psychologist" (January 2011) devoted to military psychology, but he was especially concerned about the one-sided moral justifications presented by Seligman and Fowler (2011) in the final article of the issue. The author feels they misrepresented potential objections to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Cooperation, Personality Traits, Psychologists
Krueger, Joachim I. – American Psychologist, 2011
In January 2011, the "American Psychologist" ran a special issue on "Comprehensive Soldier Fitness," edited by Martin Seligman and Michael Matthews. Thirteen articles described a collaborative effort by the U.S. Army and positive psychologists to "improve our force's resilience" (Casey, 2011, p. 1). If successful, one assumes, these efforts will…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Military Service, War, Contract Training
Peer reviewedHobfoll, Stevan E.; And Others – American Psychologist, 1991
Reports the findings of a task force convened to develop strategies for prevention and treatment of psychological, psychosocial, and psychosomatic disorders associated with the Persian Gulf War. Discusses who is at risk, stress reactions to look for, and guidelines for successful coping. Recommends specific interventions at the institutional,…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Children, Coping, Drug Abuse
Sammons, Morgan T. – American Psychologist, 2005
The response of military psychology in times of war or other great public crises may presage the success of the profession in less perilous times. The ability of public-sector psychologists to provide assistance and improve the common welfare during conflict or turmoil is generally followed by an increased demand for psychological services. This…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, War, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Services
