Nowadays in the world and in our country there are more and more cases of extreme, emergency situations. There are cases of prevention of terrorist acts, hostage taking, transportation and aviation accidents. The textbook is devoted to the study of these phenomena, types of emergency and extreme situations are considered, as well as the psychology of human behavior at the onset of such events and specific recommendations on how to behave in these cases. This manual will help the student to think systematically and understand what is necessary to know in order to successfully apply the acquired knowledge in practice.The textbook was prepared by Professor Nikolay Evgenyevich Simonovich, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Social Psychology, L.S. Vygotsky Institute, Russian State Humanities University.