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Adversity, Trauma May Boost Mental Toughness
msn Health: New research finds some truth in the old saying that whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. While extremely harrowing experiences such as being assaulted or surviving a hurricane can cause psychological
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Adversity, Trauma May Boost Mental Toughness
U.S. News & World Report: New research finds some truth in the old saying that whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. While extremely harrowing experiences such as being assaulted or surviving a hurricane
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Beetje ellende? Daar wordt u hard van!
Scientias: Het is een bekend gezegde. Maar klopt het ook? Onderzoek toont aan van wel. Zolang de ellende maar niet te erg wordt. “Negatieve gebeurtenissen hebben negatieve gevolgen,” zo benadrukt onderzoeker Mark Seery. Hij wil
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The Goldilocks Principle of Stress: Too Little Is Almost As Bad as Too Much
TIME: A life free of stress and adversity sounds blissful. But, in fact, the happiest and healthiest people are those who have had at least some early exposure to negative experiences, according to a new
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Traumatic Experiences Make You Stronger, Study Reveals
The Huffington Post: As German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said, ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ and now there is new evidence to support his theory as researchers discover that traumatic experiences can help
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Going through some hard times may make people tougher
Los Angeles Times: During the holidays people can experience an enormous amount of stress, even more so these days with a bad economy thrown in. But a study finds that having some adverse experiences in
