Survival Mentality: The Psychology of Staying Alive By: Nancy Zarse

Author: Nancy Zarse, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Professor Nancy Zarse

Have you ever wondered how you could possibly survive a physical assault or imagined what you would do if someone followed you in a dark parking lot? Most likely you have – it’s human nature to wonder. Most of us never get past those theoretical questions because we just don’t want to think about it. But what if we did? In Survival Mentality: The Psychology of Staying Alive, you’ll learn how to prepare now to give yourself the very best chance of surviving a life-threatening emergency.  

When we hear about someone surviving a great challenge, we often hear that the person “rose to the occasion”. But in fact, psychologists find that people do not rise to the occasion. In moments of terror, people revert to their lowest level of training and preparation. Knowing that, the trick is to bring up your “lowest level” by continually improving your training and preparation, practicing for survival now, and building the resilience that will sustain you in times of adversity.   

In this course, you’ll learn to identify and strengthen specific psychological factors to give yourself the best possible chance of survival, no matter what type of critical incident you face. Among other elements, Professor Zarse discusses the importance of internal locus of control, identifying and acting on instincts, managing emotions, and understanding the power of your capabilities.   

In Survival Mentality: The Psychology of Staying Alive, you’ll not only explore survival skills and strategies, but you’ll also hear the stories of individuals who used those techniques to survive real-world situations. Through the details of their stories, Professor Zarse helps you identify the psychological factors that served them best.  

Many of the survivors that are discussed in this course had no specific survival training, but their life experiences had helped them build significant psychological strengths. These survivors had what it took. In this course, you’ll learn that you, too, can build what it takes to survive in a crisis. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

18M	TGC2650 S01E01 What It Means to Survive.mp3
26M	TGC2650 S01E02 Developing an Internal Locus of Control.mp3
20M	TGC2650 S01E03 Listening to Your Instincts.mp3
19M	TGC2650 S01E04 Listening to Your Intuitions.mp3
26M	TGC2650 S01E05 Managing Your Emotions under Threat.mp3
22M	TGC2650 S01E06 How Everyday Experience Prepares You for Crisis.mp3
20M	TGC2650 S01E07 Making Decisions under Pressure.mp3
20M	TGC2650 S01E08 Developing Situational Awareness.mp3
22M	TGC2650 S01E09 Perserverance toward a Positive Outcome.mp3
16M	TGC2650 S01E10 Protective Factors That Increase Your Odds.mp3
20M	TGC2650 S01E11 Resilience in the Aftermath of Trauma.mp3
24M	TGC2650 S01E12 We Survive Together - The Power of Community.mp3
249M	total