THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Chapter Objective• Know the importance of having the will to survive in hopeless situations

 

• Samples of Behavior/Main Points• Define the will to survive

• Describe how the will to survive can overcome most hardships

• Describe the importance of overcoming stress

• Define crisis period and coping period

• Describe what occurs during the crisis period

• Describe the actions of the survivor during the coping period

• Identify the most important element of the will to survive

• List four physical and psychological discomforts a survivor will encounter

• State why overcoming fear is important to a survivor

• Identify one of the survivor’s key assets

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Define the will to survive• The desire to live despite seemingly hopeless mental

and/or physical obstacles

• In it’s simplest terms…it is the will to live

• It includes:

• Correct mindset

• Postive attitude

• Mental toughness

• What else?

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Describe how the will to survive can overcome most hardships• Can you identify and describe historical examples?

• Holocaust survivors

• Vietnam POWs

• What common traits did these people have that allowed them to survive?

• Also keep in mind that the human body will try to stay alive on its own => involuntary physical responses

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Describe the importance of overcoming stress• In true survival situations, there comes a point where

there appears to be little chance of survival

• It is at this point, that the stress to want to continue fighting for life can be overwhelming

• It is at this point that the will to survive must overcome this stress

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Define crisis period and coping period• Crisis period• The point at which the person ______________

• realizes the gravity of the situation and understands that the problem will not go away

• Coping period• The coping period begins after the crisis period when

the person _________________

• resolves to endure it rather than give in

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Describe what occurs during the crisis period• Shock

• Normal response to being overcome with anxiety

• Disorganized thinking

• Person/group is being controlled by the environment

• If person/group unable to gain control, panic may set in

• To survive, person/group must develop plan of action• Evaluate the situation

• Determine most critical needs to maintain life and return

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Describe the actions of the survivor during the coping period• Situation requires considerable internal control

• Must resist tendency to take actions that are counterproductive or dangerous

• Really becomes a battle of the mind

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Identify the most important element of the will to survive• Positive Attitude

• Why?

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• List four physical and psychological discomforts a survivor will encounter• Unfamiliar animals

• Insects

• Loneliness

• Depression

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• State why overcoming fear is important to a survivor• It allows a person to strengthen the will to survive

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Identify one of the survivor’s key assets• Optimism

• What is it?

• Emphasizing the most positive aspects of a situation

• What are some optimistic characteristics?

• Positive attitude

• Perseverance / Tenacity

• Sense of humor

THE WILL TO SURVIVE(Chapter 1-5)

• Chapter Objective• Know the importance of having the will to survive in hopeless situations

 

• Samples of Behavior/Main Points• Define the will to survive

• Describe how the will to survive can overcome most hardships

• Describe the importance of overcoming stress

• Define crisis period and coping period

• Describe what occurs during the crisis period

• Describe the actions of the survivor during the coping period

• Identify the most important element of the will to survive

• List four physical and psychological discomforts a survivor will encounter

• State why overcoming fear is important to a survivor

• Identify one of the survivor’s key assets