«Think of
emotional resilience like an immune system,» Winch says.
Not exact matches
Your child can develop
emotional muscles,
like trust and adaptability for babies, empathy and agency in one - year - olds,
resilience and mastery in two - year - olds, assertion and persistence in three - year - olds, internal controls and realistic standards in four - year - olds, cooperation and competence in five - year - olds and more.
It improves 1) our
emotional state; 2) our
resilience and our acceptance of ourselves; 3) how we interpret situations or events, so that we see them as more manageable; 4) our motivation to overcome adversity and strive toward our goals; 5) the adaptiveness of our responses to specific situations, such as our coping strategies and our ability to learn from experience; 6) our relationships themselves in terms of closeness, trust, and feeling loved; 7) our physiological functioning, such as improved immune response; and 8) behaviors that comprise a healthier lifestyle,
like better eating habits and self - care and less substance abuse.
Some of our other projects involve refining existing interventions, as well as developing and testing new treatment programs, to promote
resilience in young people who have experienced trauma and struggle with certain behavioral or
emotional problems,
like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use, risky sexual behavior, and depression.