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De Becker, Gavin.

The gift of fear : survival signals that protect us from violence / Gavin de Becker.

First edition.

Boston : Little, Brown, [1997]

©1997

viii, 334 pages ; 24 cm

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.

Fear -- Social aspects.

Risk perception.

Fear of crime.

Crime prevention.

Violence -- Psychological aspects.

Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology.

Women -- Crimes against.

Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention.

Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects.

Fear.

Intuition.

Social psychology.

Violence.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-324) and index.

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.

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