"While the existence of stressors in everyday life are readily accepted, military members must deal with stressful situations that are, to say the least, out of the ordinary. With this reality in mind, resilience is a particularly relevant contributor to operational success and the mental well-being of soldiers, sailors, and air personnel following deployments. In this inaugural International Military Testing Association (IMTA) volume, 27 scholars from seven different countries explore the concepts of stress and discuss how to improve resiliency in military members to better cope with demanding and stressful circumstances"--Foreward, p. v.

"Produced for the Canadian Defence Academy Press by 17 Wing Winnipeg Publishing Office." -- title verso page.

Foreword -- ch. 1. Canada : Military stress and resilience: introduction to the 2017 International Military Testing Association inaugural volume / Carl Jacob and Daniel Lagacé-Roy -- ch. 2. Canada : Deployment and combat stress: is making the invisible visible the antidote? / Jacques J. Gouws -- ch. 3. Canada, Singapore :Resilience through suffering : a potential military application / Fazian Imtiaz, Mark Khei, Li-Jun Ji -- ch. 4. Canada : Exploring the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and ethical decision-making in the military context / Elizabeth Nelson and Deanna Messervey -- ch. 5. Canada : Balancing the demands of military and family life: understanding the challenges faced by military personnel / Donna Pickering -- ch. 6. India : Leadership stress in imperceptible warfare / Gurpreet Kaur, Soumi Awasthy and Manas K. Mandal -- ch. 7. Canada : Military stress and resilience, post-psychological assessment: factors affecting armed forces resilience / Jacques J. Gouws -- ch. 8. New Zealand : The straw that broke the camel's back : a model of psychological resilience to use with military personnel / Ian de Terte -- ch. 9. Indonesia : Cognitive perspectives on stress and coping strategies : a military viewpoint / Sri Hartati R-Suradijono -- ch. 10. United States : A systematic approach for building alignment : establishing responsibilities and opportunities for recognizing role development and diminishing stress / Steven D. Raymer, Dougblas R. Lindsay and Daniel J. Watola -- ch. 11. United States : Leaders, failure, stress and resilience : the role of relevant and transformational leadership / Robert D. Reimer, Douglas R. Lindsay and Matthew R. Laney -- ch. 12. United States : Darkest before the dawn : post-traumatic growth in the military / Joseph Don Looney -- ch. 13. India : Religiosity as a resilience increasing stress buffer in the military / Samir Rawat -- ch. 14. Netherlands : Resilience and deployment : the dynamics between personal and homefront resources / Roos Delahaij, Wim Kamphuis and Coen E. van de Berg -- ch. 15. Canada : Mindfulness and acceptance : how do they relate to stress and resilience? / Danielle Charbonneau.