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Darwin
and Restoration
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!!! It's been awhile since I've seen so much of an uproar over -
well...everything! President Trump. Do you vaccinate your kiddies
or no? New York (I think) said if your kiddies are not vaccinated
- they are not coming to school. Do we just legalize marijuana?
Did the unvaccinated kiddies cause outbreaks of diseases we had "wiped
out? And round it goes.
I read a transcript of podcasts on Dennis S Charney's (MD) book:
"Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges"
What I hope you take out of the lecture.
1)Psychological Stress Alters Brain Function
2)Psychological Mechanisms of Human Resilience to Stress
3)You Can Train to Be More Resilient
4)Implication For Your Own Life
The Resilient Prescription
1)Positive Attitude
Optimism is strongly related to resilience.
Optimism is, in part, genetic but can be learned.
(Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy)
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Reward Circuits, converse of
learned helplessness.
2)Cognitive Flexibility Through Cognitive Reappraisal
Traumatic experiences can be re-evaluated by altering the
perceived value and meaningfulness of the
event.
One can receive a benefit from stress and trauma: One can
reframe, assimilate, accept, and recover.
These skills can be
learned.
Failure is an essential ingredient for growth.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Memory Reconstruction,
Cognitive
Control of Emotions, Memory Suppression
3)Embrace a Personal Moral Compass
Develop a set of core beliefs that very few things can
shatter.
For many, faith in conjunction with strong religious
and/or spiritual
beliefs is associated with resilience.
Altruism has been strongly related to resilience. Survivor
Mission.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Neural Model of Human Morality,
Altruism, and Human Evolution
THE STOCKSDALE PARADOX
Retain faith that you will prevail in the end regardless of the
difficulties. AND at the same time....Confront the most brutal facts of
your current reality, whatever they might be.
4)Find A Resilient Role Model
Role models can be found in one's own life.
Imitation is a very powerful mode of learning.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Neuronal Imprinting of Human
Values
5)Face Your Fears
Fear is normal and can be used as a guide.
Facing your fears can increase your self-esteem.
Learn and practice skills necessary to move through the
fear.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Extinction, Stress Inoculation
6)Develop Active Coping Skills
Resilient individuals use active rather than passive
coping skills.
Minimize appraisal of threat, create positive statements
about
oneself, seek support of others, and ACT.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Functional Neuroanatomy of Fear
Mechanisms
7)Establish and Nurture a Support Network
Very few can "go it alone."
Considerable emotional strength accrues from close
relationships
with people and organizations.
A safety net during times of stress.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Cognitive Neuroscience of Human
Social Behavior
8)Attend to Physical Well-Being
PE (physical education) has positive effects on physical
hardiness
mood, and improves self-esteem.
Neurobiological Mechanisms: Effects on neurogenesis,
cognition,
regulation of emotion, immune function, etc.
The above is an excerpt. It should give you an idea of your ability to
take back control of your emotions...your thoughts...your life. If you
so desire.
Charles Darwin said: "It is not the strongest of the species that
survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one most
adaptive to change."
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!!! MONA
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