Resilience And Emotions How to Face a Crisis And Turn It Into Positive Change

By Brian Gibson

"Resilience and Emotions: How to Face a Crisis and Turn It Into Positive Change" is a transformative exploration of the human experience in times of adversity. It offers profound insights and actionable strategies rooted in coping, appraisal, nonverbal communication, and emotional management.

The concept of appraisal is illuminated as a pivotal lens through which we interpret and respond to crises. Readers gain a renewed sense of agency and purpose by reframing setbacks as opportunities for growth and learning. The book encourages adaptive thinking and cognitive flexibility, enabling individuals to transform adversity into a springboard for positive change.

"Resilience and Emotions" underscores the profound impact of nonverbal communication in building resilience. From subtle gestures to empathic expressions, nonverbal cues play a vital role in fostering social connections and conveying emotions authentically. Readers discover how these silent forms of communication can enhance emotional intelligence and strengthen interpersonal relationships during challenging times.

• Language: English
• Publisher: vincenzo nappi
• Release date: Apr 28, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224677580

Book preview

Chapter One

Introduction

THE TERM RESILIENCE is actually a metaphor for a measurable phenomenon in physics, namely the ability of a body to withstand external abrupt or sustained mechanical stresses without breaking. An equivalent meaning can also be found in other disciplines. In biology, resilience is the ability to self-repair after damage, while in ecology, the more an ecosystem is endowed with variability in environmental factors, the more the species within it possess high resilience. In computer science, the resilience of an operating system is represented by its ability to adapt to usage conditions and withstand wear and tear. The term, borrowed from physics, biology, and computer science, is used by psychology and sociology to indicate an individual's capacity to withstand life's shocks without breaking or cracking while maintaining and enhancing personal and social resources. Resilience can thus be considered as the ability to confront stressful events, overcome them, and continue to develop by increasing one's resources, leading to a positive reorganization of