Resilient

FOCUS
MENTAL STRENGTH
accordingly with stress management and relaxation techniques
as well as a social network which offers assistance. Measures
that promote resilience are often an inherent feature of training
courses for firefighters, police officers, and pilots. It is important
to realize the following: “There is no such thing as resilient or not
resilient! Every individual has a certain limit which is
sometimes sufficient for the challenges they face –
but sometimes they go beyond this limit,” says Martin
Luitjens. It took three days for him to regain his composure
after his experiences in Winnenden. “Naturally
I know about the coping process and what I need to
do to get back on my feet.” Luitjens is well equipped.
However, he also knows that even though an individual
reacted resiliently to a certain situation last year,
it doesn’t necessarily mean that they will do so again
on the next occasion. Nothing can be predicted, but
everyone can arm themselves against it.
LITERATURE AND LINKS
Stephen Joseph: What Doesn’t Kill Us.
288 pages, Jackson/TN, USA, Basic Books, 2013
Karen Reivich, Andrew Shatte: The Resilience Factor:
7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles.
352 pages, Harmony Publishers, New York, 2013
American Psychological
Association:
www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
Resilence Training Institute
(Branches throughout the USA)
www.resiliencetraininginstitute.com
“There is no such
thing as resilient or
not resilient!”
12 DRÄGER REVIEW 111 | 2 / 2015