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Resilience and Thinking Perpendicularly: A Meditation or Morning Jog
- Source :
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Journal of College Student Psychotherapy . 2019 33(1):75-88. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- In this article, we explore the topic of resilience. We consider some of the ways that resilience relates to managing stress levels, with the intention of developing a capacity to "keep going." However, we find that this model does not match our clinical experience and propose instead that resilience is about the ability to think perpendicularly. We define this as the developmental capacity to take perspective and alter one's coordinates to think and feel about things in new lights. We locate this achievement in a developmental model originating with Object Relations, and relate it to achieving the "depressive position," which recognizes the substantial gray areas in life. Finally, we use Plato's allegory of the Cave to underscore our thinking.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 8756-8225
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of College Student Psychotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1206932
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2018.1449687