| Description |
xiv, 386 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-376) and index. |
| Contents |
In the presence of danger -- The technology of intuition -- The academy of prediction -- Survival signals -- Imperfect strangers -- High-stakes predictions -- Promises to kill (understanding threats) -- Persistence, persistence (dealing with people who refuse to let go) -- Occupational hazards (violence in the workplace) -- Intimate enemies (domestic violence) -- "I was trying to let him down easy" (date stalking) -- Fear of children (violent children) -- Better to be wanted by the police than not to be wanted at all (attacks against public figures) -- Extreme hazards -- The gift of fear -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix one: Signals and predictive strategies -- Appendix two: Help-giving resources -- Appendix three: Gun safety, with a 2021 update on guns in America -- Appendix four: Preparing the mind for combat -- Appendix five: Gavin de Becker & Associates -- Appendix six: The elements of prediction -- Appendix seven: Questions for your child's school. |
| Summary |
Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrates, is learning how to trust -- and act on -- our own intuitions. |
| Subject |
Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology.
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Women -- Crimes against.
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Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects.
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Fear.
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Intuition.
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Harassment -- Psychological aspects.
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Crime prevention. |
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Fear. |
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Fear of crime. |
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Fear -- Social aspects. |
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Intuition. |
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Risk perception. |
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Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology. |
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Violence -- Psychological aspects. |
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Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects. |
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Women -- Crimes against. |
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Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention. |
| ISBN |
9780316235020 (hc) |
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0316235024 (hc) |
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9780316235778 (pb) |
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0316235776 (pb) |
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