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Psychological resilience, or mental resilience, is the ability to cope mentally and emotionally with a crisis, or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. [1]The term was popularized in the 1970s and 1980s by psychologist Emmy Werner as she conducted a forty-year-long study of a cohort of Hawaiian children who came from low socioeconomic status backgrounds.
Mental toughness is a measure of individual psychological resilience and confidence that may predict success in sport, education, and in the workplace. [1] The concept emerged in the context of sports training and sports psychology, as one of a set of attributes that allow a person to become a better athlete and able to cope with difficult training and difficult competitive situations and ...
Distinct but commonly associated concepts within the field of psychology include perseverance, hardiness, resilience, ambition, need for achievement, conscientiousness, and tenacity. These constructs can be conceptualized as individual differences related to the accomplishment of work rather than as talent or ability.
Traditional psychology's equivalent to thriving is resilience, which is reaching the previous level of functioning before a trauma, stressor, or challenge. The difference between resilience and thriving is the recovery point – thriving goes above and beyond resilience , and involves finding benefits within challenges.
Three Principles Psychology (TPP), previously known as Health Realization (HR), is a resiliency approach to personal and community psychology [1] first developed in the 1980s by Roger C. Mills and George Pransky, who were influenced by the teachings of philosopher and author Sydney Banks. [2]
A 2012 study showed that certain brain regions involved in understanding others' mental states may function differently in autistic individuals compared to neurotypical individuals.
Sisu is a new term in the field of positive psychology, and it may contribute to our understanding of the determinants of resilience, as well as of achievement and the good life. It is suggested [by whom?] that positive psychology research could benefit from focusing on sisu and by examining relevant constructs from other cultures.
Mental toughness – Measure of perseverance through difficult challenges; Psychological resilience – Ability to mentally cope with a crisis; Psychology – Study of mental functions and behaviors; Salutogenesis – Medical approach focusing on factors favouring health; Stress management – Techniques and therapies to manage stress