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New Research Shows That Life’s Tough Experiences Do Make Us Stronger
Discovery Fit & Health: Often times when life hits us like a ton of bricks it leaves us saying “why me”? And after the event has passed we once again come back to the age Visit Page
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Adversity, Trauma May Boost Mental Toughness
msn Health: New research finds some truth in the old saying that whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. While extremely harrowing experiences such as being assaulted or surviving a hurricane can cause psychological Visit Page
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Adversity, Trauma May Boost Mental Toughness
U.S. News & World Report: New research finds some truth in the old saying that whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. While extremely harrowing experiences such as being assaulted or surviving a hurricane Visit Page
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Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program aims to equip troops mentally
Los Angeles Times: Brig. Gen. Rhonda Cornum found out what combat stress was in the back of a pickup during the first Gulf War in 1991 when one of her Iraqi captors unzipped her flight Visit Page
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Nietzsche was right: adversity makes you stronger
The Telegraph: US psychologists found that while traumatic experiences such as assault, bereavement or natural disaster can be extremely damaging, smaller amounts of trauma may help people develop resilience. “Everybody’s heard the aphorism ‘whatever doesn’t Visit Page
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Amie Grills-Taquechel
University of Houston What does your research focus on? My primary research program focuses on examining developmental pathways to childhood anxiety disorders, as well as developing and evaluating prevention/intervention programs for childhood anxiety-related problems. Visit Page
