Resilience, Dennis S. Charney
Resilience, Dennis S. Charney
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Resilience
The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges

Author: Dennis S. Charney, Steven M. Southwick

Narrator: Paul Brion

Unabridged: 12 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/19/2020

Synopsis

Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to "bounce back" after encountering difficulty. This book provides a guide to building emotional, mental, and physical resilience by presenting ten factors to help anyone become more resilient to life's challenges. Specific resilience factors such as facing fear, optimism, and social support are described through the experiences and personal reflections of highly resilient survivors. These survivors also describe real-life methods for practicing and benefiting from the resilience factors. As resilience is the complex product of genetic, psychological, biological, social, and spiritual factors, the authors investigate resilience from multiple scientific perspectives. They synthesize the latest literature on the topic, describe their own research on resilience, and quote from their interviews with highly resilient people.

About Dennis S. Charney

Dennis S. Charney is a world expert in the neurobiology and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. Charney is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York and President for Academic Affairs at Mount Sinai Health System. He has led pioneering research on the psychobiological mechanisms of human resilience to stress.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

Prepare yourself for some vivid descriptions of torture and suffering in this book about overcoming and potentially growing from the various traumas most of us face in our lives. Powerful and insightful. From the book: Perhaps our most graphic example of acceptance involved another Vietnam POW who, af......more

Goodreads review by Sean

This book reads like a severely edited PhD dissertation that has been shortened and reformatted into a self-help book. Despite some good stories I am very disappointed with the writing and the content. There are many other--more comprehensive resources out there. If you are looking to learn about th......more

Goodreads review by Roma

I think the scientific studies are great evidence of resilience, but many of the stories are repeated over and over to where you get the idea. What fascinates me were the studies done which had actual measurable and visible (via MRI) changes in the brain--for a real self help book I would have liked......more

Goodreads review by Terry

A lot of the books out there about resilience are not study-backed. This one is, comprehensively, with great case studies and peer-reviewed science, but it's easy to read for all that. If you're looking for more than a pep-talk, start here.......more

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