This book covers the mental health and psychology of pilots, including the psychological requirements for certification, environmental challenges, psychological problems among air crew, the effects of disruption to personal relationships, alcohol and drug misuse, and pilot reactions to accidents.
This book seeks to contribute to a psychological perspective to aircrew wellbeing and help aircrew to acquire an understanding of how to better manage the many challenges arising from sleep deprivation and frequent absence from friends and loved others at home.
The author of this book is an airline Captain with more than 17.000 flight hours, who started his career after conquering his fear of flying. Who better than him knows how to indicate the fundamental steps to WIN THE FLYING FEAR AND LOVE THE SKY FOREVER? HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all travelers. A GIFT suitable for people of all ages and all educational levels. NECESSARY for those who likes aviation traveling in all its parts. A MUST READ to travel always and everywhere THE ONLY BOOK to release a "I'M A FEARLESS PASSENGER" achievement diploma for free!! THE FIRST anti-aerophobia book designed to be part of every flight from now on In this book you will discover all the secrets to improve your confidence before during and after the flight. This book is a complete guide that offers wise and practical advice to refine your way to travel and to discover many secret around the aviation. This book is like 3 BOOK IN 1 because is composed of NARRATION + SELFHELP + EXERCISE and QRCodes Learn to master your fear Funny narration to better understand main concept Learn to manage conflicts before, during and after the flight Learn to handle anxiety Understand through practical examples and exercise Scan QRCodes to access to VR Videos and unique video-documents only for pilot We recommend the hardcover format and keeping this book always at hand or in plain sight on your private library or desk. Book translated into four different languages: Italian - English - French - German
Captain Bunn founded SOAR to develop effective methods for dealing with flight anxiety. Therapists who have found this phobia difficult to treat will find everything they need to give their clients success. Anxious flyers who have “tried everything” to no avail can look forward to joining the nearly 10,000 graduates of the SOAR program who now have the whole world open to them as they fly anxiety free wherever they want. This approach begins by explaining how anxiety, claustrophobia, and panic are caused when noises, motions—or even the thought of flying—trigger excessive stress hormones. Then, to stop this problem, Captain Bunn takes the reader step-by-step through exercises that permanently and automatically control these feelings. He also explains how flying works, why it is safe, and teaches flyers how to strategically plan their flight, choose the right airlines, meet the captain, and so on. Through this program, Captain Bunn has helped thousands overcome their fear of flying. Now his book arms readers with the information they need to control their anxiety and fly comfortably.
Discusses different anxiety disorders and potential treatments, including anxiety in children and teens, and describes beneficial exercises, diets, therapies, and medications
Worry is always with us, but, the lived experience of anxiety is often complex, embarrassing and hard to explain. Using clear, down-to-earth language, this book explores its characteristics, available treatments and effective self-help techniques. Topics include: • How the brain and its chemicals work • How anxiety may interact with other states such as stress, fear, panic, and illness • Symptoms and conditions • Work and lifestyle • Practical measures to combat worry • Thinking about treatment • Guided and supportive therapies • The value of assertiveness
Real-life flight attendant Heather Poole has written a charming and funny insider’s account of life and work in the not-always-friendly skies. Cruising Attitude is a Coffee, Tea, or Me? for the 21st century, as the author parlays her fifteen years of flight experience into a delightful account of crazy airline passengers and crew drama, of overcrowded crashpads in “Crew Gardens” Queens and finding love at 35,000 feet. The popular author of “Galley Gossip,” a weekly column for AOL’s award-winning travel website Gadling.com, Poole not only shares great stories, but also explains the ins and outs of flying, as seen from the flight attendant’s jump seat.
It starts with an innocent, altogether reasonable worry: What if the plane has a mechanical defect? What if I have a panic attack? Then the anxious thoughts multiply. You may know that these fears are irrational, but that doesn't slow them down. And before you know it, the risks of flying seem so great, you can't even think about getting on a plane. It's easy to keep aerophobia at bay for years by simply avoiding air travel. But amid all the lost vacations, missed opportunities for business travel, and rare visits to far-flung loved ones, you may decide it's time to put away your fear of flying for good. Flying without Fear is an essential guidebook for the millions of people who have made that decision. Based in cognitive behavioral therapy, the program in this book will prepare you for every sight, sound, and sensation you will experience in the airport and airplane. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new information about terrorism concerns and airport security measures adopted after 9/11. •Practice the anxiety-stopping strategies in this book before you board the plane •Take this carry-on package of tips & techniques with you when you go •Fly anywhere with confidence and composure
This book provides an authoritative and practical guide to the assessment, management, treatment and care of pilots and other professional groups within aviation; covering a range of relevant topics, for health and human resources practitioners working in the airline industry. Pilot mental health has, hitherto, been regarded as a specialist topic in aviation medicine. Consequently, practitioners and researchers alike have been forced to consult specialist journals or seek out a relevant chapter on this topic in a general textbook to develop or update their understanding of the relevant issues. This book seeks to remedy this situation by gathering together all of the relevant insights into a single authoritative source gathered from the leading specialists in the field. It aims to cover all of the main relevant issues including the assessment, care, management and treatment of mental health problems, as well as the prevention of mental health problems among this occupational group.
Does the thought of flying fill you with dread? Do panic attacks leave you feeling scared and vulnerable? If so, this book could change your life. Written by top flying experts from British Airways’ Flying with Confidence course, this reassuring guide explains everything you need to know about air travel alongside techniques for feeling confident and in control from take off to landing. In easy-to-follow sections, you'll learn how to recognise cabin noises, manage turbulence and fly in bad weather conditions. As your knowledge grows, so will your confidence, with the fear of the unknown removed. · Takes the terror out of common flight fears · Includes techniques for controlling anxiety, claustrophobia and panic · Will help you feel safe, calm and secure when you next take to the skies.