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Resilience : the Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges.
An inspiring guide to coping with stress and adversity, written by world experts. Incorporates real-life interviews and up-to-date scientific research.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life'sGreatest Challenges; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What is resilience?; Resilience after 9/11; How we became interested in resilience; Defining resilience; What makes some people resilient?; We interviewed former Vietnam POWs; We interviewed Special Forces instructors; We interviewed resilient civilians from many walks of life; What we found: 10 resilience factors; How resilient are we?; Applying the science of resilience; Resilience and human physiology; Bouncing back is a choice
- but the choice is easier for some.
- Practical applications: learning to face fearView fear as a guide; View fear as an opportunity; Focus on the goal or mission; Acquire information about what is feared; Learn and practice the skills necessary to master the fear; Face fear with friends or colleagues; Face fear with spiritual support; Get someone or an organization to push you; References; Chapetr 4: Moral compass, ethics, and altruism: doing what is right; Epictetus at the Hanoi Hilton; The 9/11 terrorist attacks as a moral imperative; One person's morality may be another person's evil; Morality requires courage.
- Altruism and resilienceThe neuroscience of altruism and other moral behavior; Sometimes there are no good choices; Training for moral compass; References; Chapter 5: Religion and spirituality: drawing on faith; Will I live to see the sun come up?; God comes first; What if you are not religious?; Special Forces instructors also turn to God for strength; Faith and recovery; Faith, guilt and forgiveness; Faith as it relates to physical and mental health; Faith strengthens a challenged family; Prayer, meditation, and mindfulness; Practical suggestions: bringing spirituality into your life.