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Prężność osobowości i jej rola w procesach radzenia sobie ze stresem
Resiliency and its role in the process of coping with stress

Author(s): Adam Falewicz
Subject(s): History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Psychology, Theology and Religion, Behaviorism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: coping; personal resources; psychology; resilience; resiliency

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to show the sources and ways of understanding resiliency in the field of psychology. Firstly there are shown various approaches of understanding resiliency. Subsequently paper presents a distinction between resiliency (as a personality trait) and resilience (as a process). Following part gives a description of a resilient personality. Finally resiliency is shown as a resource for coping.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 263-275
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish