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Everyone knows the old saying: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!" But is it really true? Let's take a look at the research...

Studies & Books:

Burck, E. (2019). Angst-Was hilft wirklich gegen Angst und Panikattacken?: Die effektivsten Strategien gegen Angst und Panik aus Sicht der Forschung. BoD–Books on Demand.

Hulbert, J. C., & Anderson, M. C. (2018). What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Psychological trauma and its relationship to enhanced memory control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(12), 1931.

Sudbrack, R., Manfro, P. H., Kuhn, I. M., de Carvalho, H. W., & Lara, D. R. (2015). What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and weaker: How childhood trauma relates to temperament traits. Journal of psychiatric research, 62, 123-129.

Tsai, J., Mota, N. P., Southwick, S. M., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2016). What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: A national study of US military veterans. Journal of affective disorders, 189, 269-271.

Howells, K., & Everard, C. (2020). “What Doesn’t Kill Us, Makes Us Stronger”: Do Injured Athletes Really Experience Growth?. In Sport Injury Psychology (pp. 85-95). Routledge.

Seery, M. D., Leo, R. J., Lupien, S. P., Kondrak, C. L., & Almonte, J. L. (2013). An upside to adversity? Moderate cumulative lifetime adversity is associated with resilient responses in the face of controlled stressors. Psychological science, 24(7), 1181-1189.

Seery, M. D., Holman, E. A., & Silver, R. C. (2010). Whatever does not kill us: cumulative lifetime adversity, vulnerability, and resilience. Journal of personality and social psychology, 99(6), 1025.

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✒️ Autor: Diplom-Psychologe Eskil Burck

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📖 Buch: Angst - Was hilft wirklich gegen Angst und Panikattacken?
(psychologie-lernen.de/buecher/angst-was-hilft-wirklich-das-buch/)

📖 Buch: Naturtherapie bei Angst und Depression
(psychologie-lernen.de/naturtherapie-bei-angst-und-depression-das-buch-diplom-psychologe-eskil-burck/)

📖 BUCH: WAS TUN, WENN KINDER NICHT HÖREN?
psychologie-lernen.de/was-tun-wenn-kinder-nicht-hoeren-wie-die-psychologische-forschung-eltern-und-lehrern-dabei-hilft-die-beste-erziehung-zu-finden

📖 Neue Psychologie des Überzeugens - Das Buch: psychologie-lernen.de/?page_id=12338

📖 Die Macht der Situation - Das Buch:
psychologie-lernen.de/die-macht-der-situation-wovon-sich-menschen-im-alltag-manipulieren-lassen-eskil-burck/?preview=true

📖 Das manipulierte Gehirn - Das Buch:
psychologie-lernen.de/das-manipulierte-gehirn-psychologie-der-unbewussten-beeinflussung-eskil-burck

🎧 Audio-Podcast: Psychologie-lernen.de
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/psychologie-lernen-de/id343153125

🎧 Audio-Podcast: Angst – Was hilft wirklich?
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/angst-was-hilft-wirklich-gegen-angst-und-panikattacken/id1450856027

🎧 Audio-Podcast: Erziehungspsychologie
open.spotify.com/show/3QaVCRa8pnnhpL7lTyxENU?nd=1

#psychology #resilience #psychotherapy

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About the Author:
Eskil Burck received his diploma in psychology at the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany). He is a psychological consultant and textbook author. He teaches psychology for Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences (Zurich). His psychology podcast "psychologie-lernen.de" consistently ranked #1 on iTunes in the "Education" category. His books "Angst – Was hilft wirklich?", "Das manipulierte Gehirn" and "Neue Psychologie der Beeinflussung" became Amazon bestsellers. Even in his spare time, he enjoys reading studies...😅🙈

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