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Broadening the definition of resilience and “reappraising” the use of appetitive motivation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Melissa Soenke ,
Mary-Frances O'Connor  and
Jeff Greenberg
Melissa Soenke
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 msoenke@skidmore.edu
Mary-Frances O'Connor
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. mfoconnor@email.arizona.edu jeff@email.arizona.edu
Jeff Greenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. mfoconnor@email.arizona.edu jeff@email.arizona.edu
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Abstract

Kalisch et al.'s PASTOR model synthesizes current knowledge of resilience, focusing on mechanisms as a common pathway to outcomes and highlighting neuroscience as a method for exploring this. We propose the model broaden its definition of resiliency to include positive indices of recovery, include positive affect as a mechanism, and approach motivation as distinct from overcoming aversive motivation.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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