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Handbook of Adult Resilience

ISBN: 9781606234884 | 1606234889
Edition: 1st
Format: Trade Book
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Pub. Date: 1/4/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
The first book to move beyond childhood and adolescence to explore processes of resilience across the lifespan, this cutting-edge volume synthesizes the best current research in the field. Contributors offer a comprehensive examination of resilience at multiple levels of analysis, from genetic and physiological factors through individual, family, and community processes. Compelling topics include: *Whether resilience is best understood as a trait, a dynamic developmental process, an outcome, or all of the above. *How resilience intersects with ... MORE
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Resilience At Many Levels of Analysis
Resilience: A New Definition of Health for People and Communitiesp. 3
Basic Dimensions of Resilience
Biological Dimensions of Resilience
Psychobiological Mechanisms of Resilience to Stressp. 35
Genes and Environments: How They Work Together to Promote Resiliencep. 55
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Models of Resilience
Positive Emotions as a Basic Building Block of Resilience in Adulthoodp. 81
Personal Intelligence and Resilience: Recovery in the Shadow of Broken Connectionsp. 94
The Resilient Personalityp. 112
Resilience in Response to Lossp. 126
Psychopathology as Dysfunctional Self-Regulation: When Resilience Resources Are Compromisedp. 146
Self-Complexity: A Source of Resilience?p. 171
Anchored by Faith: Religion as a Resilience Factorp. 193
Resilience across the Lifespan
Resilience over the Lifespan: Developmental Perspectives on Resistance, Recovery, and Transformationp. 213
Early Adversity and Resilience in Emerging Adulthoodp. 238
Resilience to Potential Trauma: Toward a Lifespan Approachp. 258
Social Dimensions of Resilience
Resilience in Adolescence: Overcoming Neighborhood Disadvantagep. 283
Social Support and Growth Following Adversityp. 309
Organizational and Public Policy Dimensions of Resilience
Building Organizational Resilience and Adaptive Managementp. 333
Indicators of Community Resilience: What Are They, Why Bother?p. 350
Ethnic and Cultural Dimensions of Resilience
Cultural Adaptation and Resilience: Controversies, Issues, and Emerging Modelsp. 375
Cultural Dimensions of Resilience among Adultsp. 404
Interventions for Enhancing Resilience
The Emergence of Capacity-Building Programs and Models of Resiliencep. 427
Boosting Happiness, Buttressing Resilience: Results from Cognitive and Behavioral Interventionsp. 450
Positive Affect at the Onset of Chronic Illness: Planting the Seeds of Resiliencep. 465
Asset-Based Strategies for Building Resilient Communitiesp. 484
Health in a New Key: Fostering Resilience through Philanthropyp. 496
Author Indexp. 516
Subject Indexp. 533
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John W. Reich, PhD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University (ASU). His work has focused on the application of social psychological concepts in understanding societal issues and the development of interventions for improving individuals’ well-being. Dr. Reich and the other two coeditors are members of the ASU Resilience Solutions Group, which was the source of the development of this handbook.

 

Alex J. Zautra, PhD, is Foundation Professor of Clinical Psychology at ASU. His research, clinical work, teaching, and publications explore fundamental mind-body issues such as the role of positive emotion in health and the sources of resilience within the person that restore health and well-being following challenges from stressors at home, at work, and in community life. Dr. Zautra's current research focuses on resilience to chronic pain and resilience as people age.

 

John Stuart Hall, PhD, is Professor of Public Affairs and Public Service at ASU. A founder and former Director of ASU’s School of Public Affairs and its Center for Urban Studies, and Project Director of over 40 large-scale funded and often interdisciplinary urban research projects, Dr. Hall has specialized in linking the University with pressing community public policy and governance issues. His current research interests include building resilience in communities and urban regions, and healthy aging.



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