Table of Contents
Wiley PracticePlanners® Series
Wiley PracticePlanners® Series Preface
Section I: Adjustment to Killing
EXERCISE I.A Normal Reactions to Killing
EXERCISE I.B When Killing is Necessary
Section II: Adjustment to the Military Culture
How Did I Imagine My Life in the Military?
EXERCISE II.A How Did I Imagine My Life in the Military?
EXERCISE II.B All for One and One for All
Section III: Amputation, Loss of Mobility, Disfigurement
EXERCISE III.A Mourning and Acceptance
EXERCISE III.B What Makes Me Who I Am?
Section IV: Anger Management and Domestic Violence
EXERCISE IV.B Being Who I Want To Be
Section V: Antisocial Behavior in the Military
EXERCISE V.A What was I Thinking?
EXERCISE V.B Mentorship and Respect
Action, Coping Skills, and Acceptance
EXERCISE VI.A Action, Coping Skills, and Acceptance
Getting Away from Catastrophizing
EXERCISE VI.B Getting Away from Catastrophizing
Section VII: Attention and Concentration Deficits
EXERCISE VII.A Staying Focused
EXERCISE VII.B Structuring My Life
Section VIII: Bereavement Due to the Loss of a Comrade
Commemorating Lost Friends and Family
EXERCISE VIII.A Commemorating Lost Friends and Family
How Do I Want to be Remembered?
EXERCISE VIII.B How Do I Want to be Remembered?
Section IX: Borderline Personality
Am I Comparing My Insides with Other People's Outsides?
EXERCISE IX.A Am I Comparing My Insides with Other People's Outsides?
I Can't Believe Everything I Think
EXERCISE IX.B I Can't Believe Everything I Think
Section X: Brief Reactive Psychotic Episode
EXERCISE X.A Staying in Touch with Reality
Section XI: Chronic Pain After Injury
Alternative Methods for Managing Pain
EXERCISE XI.A Alternative Methods for Managing Pain
Coping with Addiction and Chronic Pain
EXERCISE XI.B Coping with Addiction and Chronic Pain
Helping Myself By Helping Others
EXERCISE XI.C Helping Myself By Helping Others
Section XII: Combat and Operational Stress Reaction
Normal Reactions in Extreme Situations
EXERCISE XII.A Normal Reactions in Extreme Situations
Healthy Ways to Handle Stress Fast
EXERCISE XII.B Healthy Ways to Handle Stress Fast
Section XIII: Conflict With Comrades
Communication and Conflict Management Skills
EXERCISE XIII.A Communication and Conflict Management Skills
Understanding Sources Of Conflict
EXERCISE XIII.B Understanding Sources Of Conflict
Challenging Depressive Illusions
EXERCISE XIV.A Challenging Depressive Illusions
From Acceptance to Appreciation
EXERCISE XIV.B From Acceptance to Appreciation
Section XV: Diversity Acceptance
Different People, Different Strengths
EXERCISE XV.A Different People, Different Strengths
We're More Alike than We Look: Seeing Past the Surface
EXERCISE XV.B We're More Alike than We Look: Seeing Past the Surface
Section XVI: Financial Difficulties
EXERCISE XVI.A Money Management Skills
EXERCISE XVI.B Spending as a Drug
Section XVII: Homesickness/Loneliness
Making the Best of Wherever I am
EXERCISE XVII.A Making the Best of Wherever I am
This, too, Shall Pass: Taking it One Day at a Time
EXERCISE XVII.B This, Too, Shall Pass: Taking it One Day at a Time
EXERCISE XVIII.A Why Can't I Sleep?
EXERCISE XVIII.B Sleep Management
Section XIX: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
EXERCISE XIX.A Adapting to a Brain Injury
Helping My Family and Friends Help Me
EXERCISE XIX.B Helping My Family and Friends Help Me
What are My Dreams Telling Me? Keeping a Dream Journal
EXERCISE XX.A What Are My Dreams Telling Me? Keeping A Dream Journal
Avoiding and Coping with Nightmares
EXERCISE XX.B Avoiding and Coping with Nightmares
Section XXI: Opioid Dependence
Near-Term and Long-Term Effects of Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal
EXERCISE XXI.A Near-Term and Long-Term Effects of Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal
Safe and Healthy Alternatives: Ways to Cope with Pain and Anxiety without Drugs
EXERCISE XXI.B Safe and Healthy Alternatives: Ways to Cope with Pain and Anxiety Without Drugs
Section XXII: Panic/Agoraphobia
EXERCISE XXII.A Working with Fear
Preventing Panic in Myself and Others
EXERCISE XXII.B Preventing Panic in Myself and Others
Section XXIII: Parenting Problems Related to Deployment
How Will I Explain this Deployment to My Children?
EXERCISE XXIII.A How Will I Explain this Deployment To My Children?
How Will I Stay in Touch With My Children?
EXERCISE XXIII.B How Will I Stay in Touch With My Children?
Section XXIV: Performance-Enhancing Supplement Use
Near-Term and Long-Term Effects Of Stimulant Dependence and Withdrawal
EXERCISE XXIV.A Near-Term and Long-Term Effects of Stimulant Dependence and Withdrawal
Near-Term and Long-Term Effects of Anabolic Steroid Dependence and Withdrawal
EXERCISE XXIV.B Near-Term and Long-Term Effects of Anabolic Steroid Dependence and Withdrawal
EXERCISE XXV.A Useful and Useless Fear
Understanding and Overcoming Phobias
EXERCISE XXV.B Understanding and Overcoming Phobias
Section XXVI: Physiological Stress Response—Acute
Quick Strategies for Coping with Intense Stress Response
EXERCISE XXVI.A Quick Strategies for Coping with Intense Stress Response
Safe and Peaceful Place Meditation
EXERCISE XXVI.B Safe and Peaceful Place Meditation
Section XXVII: Post-Deployment Reintegration Problems
EXERCISE XXVII.A Why Am I Having Trouble Now?
What's Different and How Will I Adapt?
EXERCISE XXVII.B What's Different and How will I Adapt
Section XXVIII: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
I am a Survivor, Not a Victim—PTSD as Life Saving Adaptation
EXERCISE XXVIII.A I am a Survivor, Not a Victim—PTSD as Lifesaving Adaptation
Identifying and Avoiding or Coping with PTSD Triggers
EXERCISE XXVIII.B Identifying and Avoiding or Coping with PTSD Triggers
Section XXIX: Pre-Deployment Stress
EXERCISE XXIX.A Am I Ready for Deployment?
Helping My Family Prepare for My Deployment
EXERCISE XXIX.B Helping My Family Prepare for My Deployment
Section XXX: Separation and Divorce
Getting Through the Loss of a Relationship
EXERCISE XXX.A Getting Through the Loss of a Relationship
Avoiding Rebounds, Replays, and Resentments: Identifying and Changing Patterns that Aren't Working
Section XXXI: Sexual Assault by Another Service Member
Taking Care of Myself Physically and Emotionally after a Sexual Assault
EXERCISE XXXI.A Taking Care of Myself Physically and Emotionally after a Sexual Assault
Healing and Claiming My Identity as a Survivor
EXERCISE XXXI.B Healing and Claiming My Identity as a Survivor
Section XXXII: Shift Work Sleep Disorder
EXERCISE XXXII.A Alternative Sleep Scheduling
Establishing a Shift Work Sleep Environment
EXERCISE XXXII.B Establishing a Shift Work Sleep Environment
Section XXXIII: Social Discomfort
Getting More Comfortable in Social Situations
EXERCISE XXXIII.A Getting More Comfortable in Social Situations
Finding a Social Niche and Friendships
EXERCISE XXXIII.B Finding a Social Niche and Friendships
Section XXXIV: Spiritual and Religious Issues
EXERCISE XXXIV.A Understanding Spirituality
EXERCISE XXXIV.B What Do I Believe in?
Section XXXV: Substance Abuse/Dependence
What Does Addiction Mean to me?
EXERCISE XXXV.A What Does Addiction Mean to me?
EXERCISE XXXV.B Problem Identification
EXERCISE XXXV.C Personal Recovery Planning
Section XXXVI: Suicidal Ideation
What Do I Have to Offer to Others?
EXERCISE XXXVI.A What Do I Have to Offer to Others?
Finding Emotional Relief and Support
EXERCISE XXXVI.B Finding Emotional Relief and Support
Section XXXVII: Survivor's Guilt
Corresponding with Fallen Friends
EXERCISE XXXVII.A Corresponding with Fallen Friends
EXERCISE XXXVII.B Carrying the Legacy
Avoiding Nicotine Relapse Triggers
EXERCISE XXXVIII.A Avoiding Nicotine Relapse Triggers
Use of Affirmations for Change
EXERCISE XXXVIII.B Use of Affirmations for Change
Appendix: Additional Assignments for Presenting Problems