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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788120903321

Titolo

Resiliency : enhancing coping with crisis and terrorism / / edited by Dean Ajdukovic, Shaul Kimhi and Mooli Lahad, PhD., PhD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : IOS Press, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series, , 1879-8268 ; ; Voume 119

Disciplina

155.24

Soggetti

Resilience (Personality trait)

Terrorism - Psychological aspects

Crises - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""RESILIENCY: ENHANCING COPING WITH CRISIS AND TERRORISM""; ""Introduction Where Do We Stand Regarding the Concept of Psychosocial Resilience?""; ""Authors""; ""Contents""; ""Chapter 1 Indomitability, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth""; ""Chapter 2 Resilience from a Neuroscience Perspective""; ""Chapter 3 Resilience after Trauma""; ""Chapter 4 Coping, Conflict and Culture: The Salutogenic Approach in the Study of Resiliency""; ""Chapter 5 Levels of Resilience: A Critical Review""; ""Chapter 6 National resilience in multinational societies""

""Chapter 7 The Integrative Model Of Resiliency: The ""BASIC Ph"" Model, Or What Do We Know About Survival?""""Chapter 8 Couples in the Line of Fire: Couples' Resilience in Preserving and Enhancing Their Relationships""; ""Chapter 9 Community Resilience Assessment - Meeting the Challenge - the Development of the Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment""; ""Chapter 10 Stress and Resilience in the Midst of a Security Tension""; ""Chapter 11 A History of Political Violence in the Family as a Resilience Factor""; ""Author Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This book contributes to a better understanding of what makes people and communities resilient in the face of disasters, violence and



terrorism. This resilience is understood as a resource that facilitates recovery, effective functioning and positive outcomes in the wake of major critical events that threaten the well-being of individuals, families, communities and nations. The chapters in this publication present complementary perspectives on resilience in a variety of socially adverse settings and how to assess resilience beyond the level of an individual. The contributing authors not only c