Johns Hopkins Guide to Everyday Psychological First Aid

A Practical Approach to Helping Family, Friends, Coworkers, and Others Cope

AvGeorge S. Everly Jr.,Jeffrey M. Lating

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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A practical guide for how to offer compassionate, effective support during times of emotional crisis and acute distress.The Johns Hopkins Guide to Everyday Psychological First Aid equips readers with the tools to respond effectively and compassionately to emotional crises—whether they unfold in a home, workplace, school, or public setting. Based on decades of research, experience, and real-world examples, George S. Everly, Jr, and Jeffrey M. Lating present a streamlined, accessible version of the Johns Hopkins RAPID model of psychological first aid, designed specifically for everyday use by adults without formal training in mental health.This guide empowers people to step in when someone is struggling—to listen, stabilize apparent distress, and offer effective, meaningful support. Offering advice and practical coping techniques for a variety of situations—like helping a stranger in a moment of panic or responding to the grief of a friend—the scenarios and checklists throughout the book help readers navigate some of life's most difficult moments with clarity and care. This practical manual speaks to a world facing rising anxiety, loneliness, trauma, and loss by offering a simple, evidence-informed method for fostering resilience and restoring connection.Everly and Lating emphasize that while no one can say the perfect thing in a crisis, everyone can learn how to offer compassion and help when it matters most. By making psychological first aid as accessible as physical first aid, this guide acts as an essential toolkit for being there when someone needs you most.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-17
Mått:140 x 216 x 23 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9781421453835

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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.

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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