We all may having some sort of traumatic events in our life. Some of them are man made meanwhile some are natural. But every people who faced trauma are not developing PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or accute stress disorder as result of the Trauma. Their emotional Intelligence and Resilience skills play a role in this circumstances.
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Dear Asanka,
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Dear Asanka,
In my opinion, the coping skill during and after trauma is determined by person's emotional strength and resilience skills, which is an interplay between genetic and environmental factors. These factors may start influencing right from intrauterine period, mostly, during the early days of childhood. The intensity of insults and the result after it, further determines the level of anxiety and tolerance to stress, the person will develop in life.
I think it is very essential to evaluate the level of exposure to the stressors in the past to determine the risk of developing the PTSD after traumatic exposure.
Dear Asanka,
Great question - I am currently involved in the CIR World, here in the States. It is believed that resilience is like a muscle and can be taught or strengthened according to Bennett, 2010....Also Psychological First Aid (PFA) is built on that notion and supports going to people's strengths and coping skills during a disaster or crisis event. The FBI CIR Team is also built to go to people's strength/resiliency. In addition there is Mark Seligman's work on Positive Psychology that led to the Masters Army Resilience Training to Program to help prepare solidiers pre-deployment with the hope of building up their resilience for what they might have to deal with post deployment. And in addition to focusing on building individual's resilience, there is always the factor that some folks simply have more resilience perhaps given their personal life story...
I agree with all of the comments posted here. I would add and emphasize that a priori long-term and enduring vulnerabilities (as touched on by Dinesh) may set boundaries for resilience across individuals and that although related to resilience, vulnerabilities are independent factors that begin before and after birth and continue to be influenced by early negative experiences/trauma. Even later in life, comorbidities (diseases, illnesses) and dispositional variables (hostility, etc.) make it more difficult to "bounce back" in the face of stressors. Resilience needs to be considered in the context of a person's vulnerability. If a person is born with physical, economic and social hardships, she/he will find it more difficult to be resilient e.g., when one becomes a professor at a major university and has parents who never went to school, this is reflective of much greater resilience than someone who becomes a professor, but has parents who were doctors or engineers.
Are you interested in collaborating? I like this topic and one of my main research interests is emotional intelligence, resilience, and trauma.
I would add that Trauma as experienced is in its essence a neurobiological dysregulation. Repeated traumas are insults to the body and psyche. Childhood traumas in the form of abuse and neglect are very damaging. One can learn resiliency;the ability to self regulate ones arousal system even when faced with the most taxing life stressors.
I highly recommend the Truama Resilience Model and the Trauma Resource Institute. TRM skills are very teachable and effective. TRM is a non pathological model. TRI has gone to traumatized communities and helped them to regain their resilience.
Regarding working with the military on resilience examine the research studies of Dr. Elizabeth Stanley. She provided Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) to Marines before and during deployment and this resulted in marked reductions of distress/PTSD and other psychological problems. Look up her interview; Beyond Chanting “OM”: The Power Behind Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training for Soldiers, in brainlinemilitary.org .
Also look up "Four Concrete Steps for Working with Trauma" by Bessel van der Kolk. I caution that resilience is more than a cognitive process. One does not will resilience rather one experiences resilience. The four steps described by Van der Kolk are self regulation of the arousal system, self empowerment by learning to tolerate feelings and sensations, learning to express ones inner experiences and integrating the senses through rhythm.
Dear Asanka,
I would first ask you whether you are considering psychological resilience as an outcome or process. Much of the available research suggests that psychological resilience is an outcome of multivariate protective factors. It is the observation that the individual/organism has high levels of wellbeing coupled with high levels of stress, adversity, or trauma.
From what I can understand, the discreet construct that may be most useful in answering your question is that of post-traumatic growth.
I welcome any other questions that you may have.
Maxim von Sabler.
http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2005-06872-002
Thanky for all came up with different commnets upon what I wanted you to do. I really appreciate your thoughts and feedback. Sorry for the late reply. I was not keep log in to Reserach Gate last days.
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