Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM RESILIENT PEOPLE
Ch 1: Understanding Resilience
Definitions of Resilience
Attributes of Resilient People
Coping With Stress as an Additional Aspect of Resilience
Examples of Resilient Responses of Traumatized Adolescents
PART II: HOW RESILIENT PEOPLE USE CULTURE, SPIRITUALITY, AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING
Ch 2: Resilience and the Impact of Spiritual and Religious Beliefs on Health and Mental Health
The Impact of Spirituality and Religious Involvement on Health and Mental Health
A Story About an Abusive Relationship That Ended After a Religious Conversion
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
Why Religious and Spiritual Involvement May Lead to Resilience
A Story About the Impact of Religious Differences on an Intimate Relationship
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
Should Issues of Religion and Spirituality Be Included in Our Work With Clients?
Ch 3: Helping Others as an Attribute of Resilience
Examples of Indigenous Helpers
Self-Help Groups and Indigenous Helpers
Attributes of Indigenous Helpers
A Story of an Indigenous Helper
A Story About an Indigenous Helper Starting a Self-Help Group
Ch 4: The Powerful Helping Impulse of Our Cultural Heritage: Examples From Three Ethnic Groups
How Latino Cultures Cope With Social and Emotional Problems
The Importance of Cultural Metaphors (Dichos) in Latino Life
Cultural Issues That Affect Latino Resilience
A Story About How a Resilient Latina Copes With Life
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
Resilience in African Americans
How Resilient African Americans Cope With Life
A Story About Abandonment by a Father
Another Story About Abandonment
Lessons to be Learned From These Stories
Resilience in Ethnically Traditional Asian Americans (With Steven Ino)
The Importance of Family and Social Harmony
When Asian Americans' Resilience Fails
Issues That Test Resilience
A Story About James and Lisa, a Bicultural Couple
An Interview With James and Lisa
PART III: EXAMPLES OF RESILIENCE ACROSS AREAS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL DIFFICULTY
Ch 5: How Resilient People Cope With Substance Abuse
The Extent of the Problem
The Research on Resilience in Coping With Drug and Alcohol Abuse
A Story of Family Resilience and Alcohol Abuse
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Story of a Baseball Player and Attorney Jailed Because of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Story About an Adolescent Substance Abuser
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
A Story About Recovery From Substance Abuse
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
Ch 6: How Resilient People Cope With Mental Illness
The Extent and Impact of Mental Illness
Traditional Treatments of Mental Illness: A Research Review
Evidence of Resilience in People Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
A Story of a Spontaneous Remission From Mental Illness
An Interview With the Storyteller
A Story About Long-Term Emotional Problems
Ch 7: How Resilient Children Cope With Abuse
Resilience in Abused Children
A Story of a Child Coping With Abusive Parents
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Story of a Resilient Child Coping With Adulthood
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
Factors Predicting Resilience in Abused Children
Factors Within the Family
Factors Outside the Family
Ch 8: How Resilient People Cope With Life-Threatening Illness, Disabilities, and Bereavement
Coping With Serious Illness
A Story of a Resilient Woman Coping With Breast Cancer
Further Thoughts of the Storyteller
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
Coping With Serious Illness: Another View
Coping With the Death of a Loved One
A Story About the Death of Family Members
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
A Case Study of Jack, a Man Coping With a Disability
Ch 9: Resilience in Older Adults
Coping With Problems Related to Aging
Late Life Depression: The Case of Primo Levi
A Story of Resilience in Aging
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Case Study of Resilience in a Depressed Older Male
A Case Study of a Depressed Older Female With a Substance Abuse Problem
Ch 10. Resilience in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Individuals
Harassment, Homophobia, and Vulnerability
A Story About a First Awareness of Being Gay
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Story About Confronting Homophobia
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
Ch 11. How Resilient People Cope With Loneliness, Isolation, and Depression
Why Resilient People Sometimes Experience Loneliness, Isolation, and Depression
The Prevalence of Depression
The Nature of Loneliness and Depression
The Treatment of Loneliness and Depression
A Story About Loneliness and Isolation
Lessons to Be Learned From This Story
A Story About Loneliness in the Company of Others
The Storyteller's Self-Analysis
Ch 12. Family Resilience
The Changing American Family
A Small Sample View of Family Life in America
Stories About Family Life
What These Stories Say About Family Life
Characteristics of Family Resilience
A Story About a Resilient Immigrant Family
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Story That Needs No Explanation
Ch 13: How Resilient People Cope With Acts of Random Violence
Responses of Resilient People to Violence
A Story About Random Violence
Lessons to be Learned From This Story
A Story About a Resilient Woman Coping With an Act of Terrorism
The Storyteller's Self-Analysis
Ch 14: Resilient Communities
Resilience and Healthy Community Life
A Resilient Community Deals with Youth Violence
A Story of a Resilient Community Constructing a Violence Treatment Program
The Results of the Program: An Interview With Members of the City Council
A Story About a Resilient Community Coping With a Devastating Flood
PART IV: PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
Ch 15: The Primary Behaviors of Resilient People: Application of Findings to Practice
The Attributes of Resilient People and Practice Recommendations
Additional Attributes of Resilient People
A Story About a Young Worker Finding Resilience in His Clients
References
About the Author