Johns Hopkins Guide to Everyday Psychological First Aid

George S. Everly, Jr, has served on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Harvard University. He is a former member of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness. Jeffrey M. Lating is a professor of psychology at Loyola University Maryland. Everly and Lating are the coauthors of A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response and Personality-Guided Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

• Part I. Read This Section First: Foundations of Psychological First Aid (PFA)Welcome to The Johns Hopkins Guide to Everyday Psychological First Aid (E-PFA)Chapter One. What Is Psychological First Aid?Psychological First Aid DefinedWhy Is Psychological First Aid Important?History of Psychological First AidCautionThe Johns Hopkins Model of Everyday Psychological First Aid (E-PFA)Key Points Chapter Two. Everyday Psychological First Aid (E-PFA) Step-by-StepTools for Physical First Aid Tools for Everyday Psychological First Aid A Simple E-PFA Model for Just About Anyone, Anywhere Key Points Chapter Three. Everyday Psychological First Aid (E-PFA), Up Close and PersonalIntroduce Yourself, Offer to Help, Set Expectations, De-EscalateGather Information Clarify and Distill Provide Assistance Make a Plan Key Points Chapter Four. The Power of Compassionate CommunicationThe Nuts and Bolts of Communication Reflective Listening Techniques: Restatements and Paraphrasing Key Points Part II. Everyday Psychological First Aid (E-PFA) for Common Psychological Injuries and Crises: Structure and Limitations Chapter Five. DepressionWhat Is Depression? Key Features: Signs and Symptoms Degrees of Depression Prevalence of Depression Types of Depression Potential E-PFA Recommendations (Think About Trying This) E-PFA Dialogue (It Might Sound Like This) Six 84StressWhat Is Stress? 85Key Features: Signs and Symptoms 86Prevalence of Excessive Stress 89Functional Categories of Stress Reactions 89Potential E-PFARecommendations (Think AboutTrying This) 97E-PFADialogue (It Might Sound Like This) 101Seven 109Fear Of . . .What Is Fear? 110Key Features: Signs and Symptoms 110Types of Fear 113Potential E-PFARecommendations (Think AboutTrying This) 121E-PFADialogue (It Might Sound Like This) 124Eight 130AnxietyWhat Is Anxiety? 131Key Features: Signs and Symptoms 132Prevalence of Anxiety 133Types of Anxiety 134Potential E-PFARecommendations (Think AboutTrying This) 136E-PFADialogue (It Might Sound Like This) 140Chapter Nine. AngerWhat Is Anger? Key Features: Signs and Symptoms Prevalence of Anger Negative Impacts of Anger