Code Calm on the Streets provides the concepts and psychological
skills for performance enhancement in medical emergencies for
pre-hospital emergency personnel. It is clear that those who choose
such a career already possess special character, and it is tested
on a daily basis. Whether in routine care or emergency situations,
each response provides the opportunity for touching and changing
patient lives. Code Calm can help you do this with greater
confidence and competence. Contents: Chapter 1 - Fit for Duty:
Physical Conditioning and Mental Toughness Chapter 2 - Emotional
Lights and Sirens: Arousal and Mental Toughness Chapter 3 - Mental
Alarms: Stress, Fear and Mental Toughness Chapter 4 - Mental
Diazepam: Arousal Control and Mental Toughness Chapter 5 - Mental
Scans: Performance-Enhancing Imagery and Mental Toughness Chapter 6
- Mental Scopes: Concentration and Mental Toughness Chapter 7 -
Mental Prescriptions: Self-Talk and Mental Toughness Chapter 8 -
Mental Ablations: Negative Thought Stopping and Mental Toughness
Chapter 9 - Mental Clinical Pathways: Affirmations, Attitude and
Mental Toughness MICHAEL J. ASKEN, PH.D. Mike holds a B.A. degree
in social & behavioral sciences from the Johns Hopkins
University. He completed his doctoral degree in clinical psychology
with a minor in medical psychology at West Virginia University and
received his internship training at the East Orange (New Jersey)
Veterans' Administration Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Division
of Health Psychology and the Division of Exercise and Sport
Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He was
involved in training physicians, intensive care unit nurses,
neonatal intensive care unit nurses, nurse anesthetists and
enterostomal therapists for twenty-five years. He was the
psychologist for the Family Practice Residency at Polyclinic
Medical Center and continues as the psychologist for Internal
Medicine Residency and Surgical Residency Programs in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. He was an adjunct assistant professor of behavioral
science at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center-Pennsylvania State
University College of Medicine. He has been an invited reviewer for
Pennsylvania Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical
Association, the Western Journal of Medicine, the Sport
Psychologist, and Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. Dr. Asken
has published articles in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the
Journal of Surgical Research, Primary Care, Journal of Family
Practice, Pennsylvania Medicine, Journal of Medical Education,
Family Medicine, Physician Executive, Journal of the Association of
Nurse Anesthetists, Journal of Practical Nursing, Professional
Psychology, the International Journal of Sport Psychology and
Rehabilitation Psychology, among others. While continuing to train
residents and physicians, Dr. Asken is now the psychologist for the
Pennsylvania State Police. He is on the editorial board of the The
FireArms Instructor. He has written articles for PoliceOne.com.,
The Crisis Negotiator, The Tactical Edge, Calibre Press Street
Survival Newsline, SWAT Digest, Law Officer, The Bulletin of the
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police, and the FireArms Instructor. He is
an instructor for Top Gun undercover narcotics agent training. He
has consulted with and/or provided training for the National
Tactical Officers' Association, Eastern States Vice Investigators
Association, the International Association of Law Enforcement
Firearms Instructors, the New England Crisis Negotiator's
Association, the FBI, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Agents,
the United States Postal Inspection Service, Navy Special Warfare
Group I, and the U.S. Army War College. e-mail:
[email protected]
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