Localized creativity, small high-tech entrepreneurship, related innovation platforms, social capital embedded in dynamically open territorial communities and context-specific though continuously upgrading policy platforms are all means to face new challenges and to promote incre…
Understanding trauma is central in this book, for both a practical and theoretical challenge from a relational psychoanalytical perspective, with the view that childhood trauma of patient is a dual narration along with the developmental processes as a factor creating resilient q…
"Humans are remarkably resilient in the face of crises, traumas, disabilities, attachment losses and ongoing adversities. To date, most research in the field of traumatic stress has focused on neurobiological, psychological and social factors associated with trauma-related psych…
"Humans are remarkably resilient in the face of crises, traumas, disabilities, attachment losses and ongoing adversities. To date, most research in the field of traumatic stress has focused on neurobiological, psychological and social factors associated with trauma-related psych…
The many significant technological and medical advances of the 21st century cannot overcome the escalating risk posed to older adults by such stressors as pain, weakness, fatigue, depression, anxiety, memory and other cognitive deficits, hearing loss, visual impairment, isolatio…
by Allen, Jen, Murray, Michele, Simmons, Kelli
fromLITTLE BOOKS OF LIFE SKILLS
by Allen, Jen, Murray, Michele, Simmons, Kelli
fromLITTLE BOOKS OF LIFE SKILLS
"Helping your pupils to be resilient clearly explains what resilience and self-esteem are and how they can foster a child's emotional well-being. Focusing on the whole school environment, this book shows teachers how they can help develop resilience through support of their pupi…
<STRONG> ""With Dekker's books there is always a thought-provoking central theme. ... Part of the effectiveness of this book is in its inclusion of the reader - I felt as if I was being guided through my own thoughts, rather than someone else's words. ... I cannot recommend this…
This book is divided into two main parts; Part I addresses Positive Attributes and Part II, Positive Actions. The former contains chapters on Courage, Resilience, and Gratitude. The latter contains chapters on Generosity, Forgiveness, and Sacrifice. Together, the six chapters co…
Risking more, losing more : thinking about risk and resilience -- Looking back : the evolution of how we talk about risk -- A different perspective : the social production of risk -- Culture and the production of risk -- Organizations, institutions, and the production of risk --…
More than two decades after Michael Rutter (1987) published his summary of protective processes associated with resilience, researchers continue to report definitional ambiguity in how to define and operationalize positive development under adversity. The problem has been partia…
