What Is Resilience?

Abstract

This chapter looks at the many different ways we think about resilience. We describe how we became interested in resilience as researchers and clinicians, and some of the events that tested our personal reslience. We introduce some of the essential lessons we have learned from resilient people over several decades of work. We also describe important parts of the brain and body involved in helping us cope with and recover from stressful experiences, and what we know about the genetics of resilience.