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Chapter 40 - Resilience and Wellness

from Part IV - Wellness Interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

Waguih William IsHak
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Summary

How do people face challenging events that impact, and sometimes change, their lives? Adversity is ordinary, not extraordinary. Most of us at some point will experience a major trauma: the death of a loved one, debilitating illness, loss of a job, a natural disaster, or other traumatic events. It is estimated that up to 90 percent of us will experience at least one serious traumatic event during our lifetime [1]. The ability to cope, respond to change, and return to a degree of normal functioning following a crisis is known as resilience [2]; this process may have not only a genetic basis and neurobiological substrate, but also factors and actions that can be learned and developed [3]. As physicians and healthcare providers, we can make a difference by better understanding the coping mechanisms proven to be effective at enhancing resilience and its role in fostering wellness. With a better understanding of the process, we can develop interventions suggesting how patients can incorporate the best behaviors in their lives.

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