| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 358 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note(S) |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part one : Getting started. Introduction -- What is the safety trap? -- Part two : The safety traps. Avoidance -- False authority -- Physical fitness -- Expectation -- Responsibility -- Us versus them -- Oversharing -- Overprotecting children -- Alarm fatigue -- Effective response -- False equivalence -- Complacency -- Overconfidence -- Being too polite -- Religion -- Part three : Putting threat management into practice. The essentials of threat management -- Case study : The bad breakup -- Part four : Personal threat assessment checklists. Home -- School -- Work -- Life. |
| Summary |
"Despite what the news and social media would have you believe, we have never lived in a safer time than we are now. Unfortunately, we live under a false sense of security enforced by authorities that only alleviates fears without reducing risk. We have placed our personal safety, and our responsibilities of guarding it, into the hands of people trained only to respond to crises, not actively prevent them. Our blind faith in institutions to protect us has only dulled our natural survival instincts. The truth is that when we feel safest is actually when we are in the most danger. This is the paradox of The Safety Trap. Decorated combat veteran, protective agent, and private security consultant Spencer Coursen shares his decades of experience safeguarding VIPs and celebrities to help you ensure your own safety. In easy-to-implement methods of maintaining vigilance, assessing risk, and taking preventative measures, you'll discover how to be alert without anxiety and know how to best protect and defend yourself on the job, in school, in public places, at home, and online. With Coursen's simple formula of Awareness + Preparation = Safety as your guide-as well as real world examples of managing threats-you will learn how to develop the skills and confidence to reclaim your own security and avoid The Safety Trap." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject(S) |
Threat (Psychology)
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Threat (Psychology) -- Social aspects.
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Danger -- Psychological aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781250258144 (hardcover) |
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1250258146 (hardcover) |
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