Samuel Justin Sinclair and Daniel Antonius
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195388114
- eISBN:
- 9780199949816
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195388114.003.0007
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology
The primary purpose of this chapter is to define and discuss psychological resilience as it relates to the terrorism threat. Previous chapters have discussed at length the psychology of terrorism ...
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The primary purpose of this chapter is to define and discuss psychological resilience as it relates to the terrorism threat. Previous chapters have discussed at length the psychology of terrorism fears. This chapter focuses on the protective factors many individuals exhibit when experiencing ongoing terrorism threat, which help them cope with and manage fears on an ongoing basis, as well as prevent them from developing sustained psychopathological symptoms. Extensive research on resilience, which has been conducted mostly in the United States and Israel following September 11, 2001, is presented, and factors affecting resilience (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity, education, religion, income, past trauma, self-enhancement, etc.) are discussed. This chapter also presents research on post-traumatic growth, or the positive psychological change that some people experience in the aftermath of a disaster. Lastly, the neurobiology underlying resilience is briefly discussed.Less
The primary purpose of this chapter is to define and discuss psychological resilience as it relates to the terrorism threat. Previous chapters have discussed at length the psychology of terrorism fears. This chapter focuses on the protective factors many individuals exhibit when experiencing ongoing terrorism threat, which help them cope with and manage fears on an ongoing basis, as well as prevent them from developing sustained psychopathological symptoms. Extensive research on resilience, which has been conducted mostly in the United States and Israel following September 11, 2001, is presented, and factors affecting resilience (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity, education, religion, income, past trauma, self-enhancement, etc.) are discussed. This chapter also presents research on post-traumatic growth, or the positive psychological change that some people experience in the aftermath of a disaster. Lastly, the neurobiology underlying resilience is briefly discussed.
Jon Coaffee
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780300228670
- eISBN:
- 9780300244953
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300228670.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, Public Policy
This chapter argues that surviving and thriving in the age of climate change is going to require more than mere protection and coping mechanisms. It will demand that we are bold and innovative, and ...
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This chapter argues that surviving and thriving in the age of climate change is going to require more than mere protection and coping mechanisms. It will demand that we are bold and innovative, and that we embrace uncertainty and commit to transformation. The extreme risk of climate change has led to various mitigation and adaptation measures that further focused attention on the process of resilience building and guided us towards embracing increasingly holistic and collaborative ways of working across multiple systems, networks, and scales from the local to the trans-national. These can be increasingly progressive and proactive ways of thinking that work for the long-term future. This further requires us to move beyond a narrow range of options based on the past and develop a range of more adaptable solutions, or pathways, into the future in response to contemporary and future ‘unknown’ risks brought forth by a changing climate.Less
This chapter argues that surviving and thriving in the age of climate change is going to require more than mere protection and coping mechanisms. It will demand that we are bold and innovative, and that we embrace uncertainty and commit to transformation. The extreme risk of climate change has led to various mitigation and adaptation measures that further focused attention on the process of resilience building and guided us towards embracing increasingly holistic and collaborative ways of working across multiple systems, networks, and scales from the local to the trans-national. These can be increasingly progressive and proactive ways of thinking that work for the long-term future. This further requires us to move beyond a narrow range of options based on the past and develop a range of more adaptable solutions, or pathways, into the future in response to contemporary and future ‘unknown’ risks brought forth by a changing climate.
