Defining psychological resilience as “recovery power”, Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan said, “The measure of psychological resilience is how long it takes to recover after events such as illness or trauma. I liken people with a high level of psychological resilience to ‘hijacking’, maybe they will fall, but they will recover immediately.
Noting that if a person has optimism, self-esteem, forgiveness, gratitude and awareness, Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan said, “According to a study we conducted on this subject, it was understood that the psychological resilience of people who had a happy childhood was stronger.”
Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Psychology Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan attended the seminar on ‘Positive Psychology and Psychological Resilience’ organized by Pendik Guidance and Research Center.
“The criterion of psychological resilience is how long it takes to recover after events such as illness and trauma,” said Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan likened people with high psychological resilience to ‘hacıyatmaz’. While the moderator of the online seminar was Canan Ekmekçioğlu, Doğan, who entered by defining positive psychology and psychological resilience, explained that positive psychology is a new approach. Doğan said, “Positive psychology is a trend that started in 1998 with the initiatives of Martin Seligman. “Positive psychology is an approach that focuses more on the positive traits and strengths of people.”
Positive psychology was born out of necessity.
Stating that traditional psychology does not provide information on what to do to make life meaningful, Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan stated that the positive psychology approach was born out of a need and said:
“There is a very high level of interest in positive psychology in our country. People don’t want to listen to sickness anymore. People want to hear good things, they think about how I can move my life to a better point. According to the World Health Organization, illness is defined as a state of complete well-being not only physically but also mentally and socially. Mental health, on the other hand, is defined as being aware of one’s own abilities, overcoming stress, being productive in business life and being useful in terms of their own abilities. According to Freud, a person who loves and works is a person with good mental health.”
Individuals with high psychological resilience overcome difficulties more easily.
Defining psychological resilience as “recovery power”, Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan said, “The measure of psychological resilience is how long it takes to recover after events such as illness or trauma. I liken people with high psychological resilience to ‘hijacking’, they may fall, but they recover immediately. Everyone gets their share of life’s pain, some can easily recover, while others can be destroyed. If the person has optimism, self-respect, forgiveness, gratitude and awareness, the psychological resilience of the person is high. According to a study we conducted on this subject, it was understood that the psychological resilience of people who had a happy childhood was stronger.
Optimists live longer
Emphasizing the importance of happiness in increasing psychological resilience, Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan said, “Optimism is not Polyannaism as many think. Unrealistic optimism is dangerous. When a person is sick, he does not care with an optimistic point of view and may neglect his health with the thought that it will pass. Studies show that optimists live longer. Another way to increase psychological resilience is to establish interpersonal relationships. Happiness is relational, people can be a source of happiness and unhappiness for each other. Social support is very important in terms of psychological resilience. The person feels important and copes with negative conditions more easily.
Good people always win
Stating that doing good is beneficial not only to the other party but also to the person, Assoc. Dr. Tayfun Doğan said, “People with a nurturing relationship style are open, sincere, respectful and loving. People with a toxic relationship style are arrogant, condescending, critical and humiliating. According to a study we conducted, the psychological resilience of people with toxic relationship style was low. So the good guys always win. We must learn to be happy with our current situation. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade, don’t worry why you can’t make Alexander.
Source: (BHA) – Beyaz News Agency
