The Resilience Factor: 7 Essential Skills for Overcoming Life's Inevitable Obstacles
- ISBN-10
- 1946477044
- ISBN-13
- 9781946477040
- Category
- Adaptability (Psychology)
- Pages
- 342
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Authors
- Karen Reivich, Andrew Shatté
Description
Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté, two psychologists who make up the country's preeminent resilience-research team, reveal seven proven techniques that have helped thousands improve their capacity to handle life's inevitable surprises and setbacks. Contrary to popular belief, the secret to resilience lies in accurate thinking, not positive thinking. ... It's not what happens to us but how we respond to what happens to us that has the greatest effect on the trajectory of our lives"--Back cover.
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