Resilience under conditions of extreme stress: a multilevel perspective

From the perspective of developmental psychopathology, maladaptation and mental disorder are viewed as evolving from progressive liabilities in the organization of biological and psychological systems, resulting in the undermining of the individual's efforts to adapt effectively to stressful and adverse experiences 1,2. The dynamic interplay between risk and protective forces is conceived as influencing the developmental course through the impact it has on the quality of the organization of biological and psychological systems as the individual develops 3. Developmental psychopathologists stress that there is multifinality in developmental processes such that the manner in which persons respond to and interact…

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  National Institutes of Health
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  National Institute of Mental Health