The Mind Is Not Only Inside Of Us

Survival in a life or death situation is completely circumstantial and unpredictable.Laurence Gonzales’s central idea about survival in his essay “Deep Survival” is that it requires a positive mental attitude. Gonzales supports this claim by stating “...only by researching and dissecting the mysterious quality..called positive attitude would [he] ever understand survival” (334). Gonzales has presented a correct definition of a positive mindset as the most important tool in survival.A positive mindset compels a person to stay calm,make rational decisions and prevent them from giving up.

Resilience is the power or the ability to return to the original form. “Resilience is born by grounding yourself in your own loveliness, hitting notes you thought were way out of your range” (94). Father Gregory Boyle says this because he knows that resilience is needed in order to change. Resilience is important because we can become better people by doing things, we thought we couldn’t do. In the book, Tattoos on the Heart, The Power of Boundless Compassion, by Father Gregory Boyle, resilience is essential in our lives because it is the key to do better.

The issue of humanity’s mental health is something our species has dealt with since the beginning of our existence – even if it wasn’t publically acknowledged. Mental health is generally defined as a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being: a disorder of thought or mood which significantly impairs the judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life resulting in possible harm to themselves or others. The World Health Organization, also known as WHO, has defined mental health as “a state of well-being that enables a person to cope with the normal stresses of his or her life, do productive work, contribute to the community, and otherwise realize his or her potential” (WHO, 2014). What we as humans face, is the overwhelming struggle to attain a proper state of psychological and emotional well-being – which can be more difficult than commonly thought in today’s society all around the world.

My focus is to prompt people to think rationally. The Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations also recognizes Mental Health as one of the important aspects of the overall development of individuals, countries, and the world. My passion and commitment have driven me to apply for this program and I am positive, I will contribute to this

Resilience has been defined at least by three ways (Lepore & Revenson, 2006) that include: recovery, resistance and reconfiguration. An element of resilience is hardiness refers to resistance to change in following adversity and the commitment for future stable emotional responses to obtain a sense of achievement given similar traumatic events (Benight & Bandura, 2004). Another component of resilience is self-esteem. High self-esteem is associated with high confidence, tools and skills for coping with the changes. A third component is suppressed overall response tendency to avoid thoughts, unpleasant emotions and memories associated with the traumatic event. The first two components – hardiness and self-esteem are related to cognitive processes. In contrast, the third component – a suppressed response – is related to the limbic system associated with emotions (Bonanno, 2005). If so, the quality of resilience refers to a cognitive-emotional trait before experiencing trauma,

In the book The One by Kiera Cass, the main character America Singer battles with many decisions like who she loves, how to protect her family, and how to survive the selection. The One is the third book in the selection series, in the first two books America is sent to the selection where she fights for the love of Prince Maxon along with 35 other girls, but America doesn’t want to be there because she loves someone Aspen, her neighbor back in her hometown. Throughout the books America learns who and what she values in her life. The author uses techniques such as Inner thinking to build suspense, support the theme, and show characters motivation.

Resilience of the human spirit is the most important trait a person can possess in order to overcome the obstacles of life.

living a healthy life. Major emphases was put on the power of the mind and its key role in

In summary, while mental health conditions are plaguing Americans, if we meditate on God’s word, confess our sins and pray for one another, eat well, and exercise, we can renew our minds and be healthy in body, mind, soul, and spirit.

“Resilience has been defined as an attitude that enables the individual to examine, enhance, and utilized the strengths, characterizes and other resources available to him or her” (Harrington, 2012, p. x). Based on the history of resilience, it has been determined why people may overcome quickly than others. Also, has been describe as bouncing back, which happens according to such struggles, and adaption’s

The concept of resilience to nursing practice can be proven. The concept influences how patients respond to treatment and the success of their recovery. Resilience as a tool for recovery can influence our plan of care and influence how we approach treatement of our patients. Adverse effects such as maladaptive behavior patterns and unmanageable symptoms of PTSD cause great distress in our patients. Hardiness, resilience and invulnerability have been used interchangeably to define “group of phenomena that involve adaptation in the face of adverdity.” (Roisman 2005, p. 264). The phenomena involve “a psychological response to a stressful event and how a person deals the the stress of the traumatic event.” (2005, p. 264). This concept analysis

Resilience is the epitome of overcoming the unexpected and achieving one’s goals no matter what may stand in your way.In the story “Through The Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, the author reveals that when one perseveres, they can meet their goals and overcome adversity. She says “One, Two, Three. He counted steadily. He could hear the movement of blood in his chest. Fifty-one, Fifty-two...His chest was hurting. He let go of the rock and went up into the air...On the day before they left, He would do it. He would do it if it killed him, he said defiantly to himself.” When the boy says he

With Mindfulness training, individuals will be encouraged to intentionally attend in an open, accepting, and discerning way in distressing thoughts and feelings, and consistent engagement rather than avoiding it (Black, 2011). In addition, mindfulness will also allow an individual to consciously appraise situations in a non-judgmental manner, wherein their emotions and beliefs about the present situations are detached. With this, it will enable them to properly process the situation, which will give rise to their respective emotional responses and stop a person from having dysfunctional beliefs or distorted thought

In life, only one thing is certain and we inevitably face challenges and ethical dilemmas along the way. Practicing resiliency equips me with skills necessary to deal those challenges while maintaining my values and beliefs. When a tough challenge presents itself, I use these skills to analyze a situation from a different perspective giving me the time and space for contemplation. This aids in dealing with an ethical dilemma that may require deeper thought and further scrutiny. More importantly, these techniques drive the thought process to determine what is truly right from wrong and help me make the hard right rather than the easy wrong. Not always easier said than done, at times I found that in certain combat situations mentally disengaged

Positive psychology, which has emerged recently, is the scientific study of human thriving. Psychology traditionally focuses on dysfunction—on people with mental illness or other psychological problems and how to treat them. Positive psychology, by contrast, is a relatively new field that examines how ordinary people can become happier and more fulfilled. In his 1998 APA presidential address, Seligman, the founder of positive psychology, argued that psychology had become too focused on curing mental illness according to a disease model, and that, for all intents and purposes, it had become a “victimology” (Seligman, 1998). What was needed, he averred, was a new “science of human strengths,” a positive psychology (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000).