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Recently, calls have been made for a common framework to understand human resilience through the lens of dynamical systems theory. This chapter provides a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and tools necessary for such an approach. It builds on an existing theoretical framework of biopsychosocial resilience grounded in self-organization theory. This theoretical framework is applied to the formalization of four types of resilience – robustness, resilience, antifragility and grit. Next, important features of stability, structural integrity, and flexibility are discussed as empirically measurable characteristics of a systems-based approach to resilience, which provide a foundation for further applications, including metastability and, ultimately, growth of system adaptability across timescales. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion of continuing empirical investigation to advance an understanding of how behavioral states emerge, self-regulate, and evolve over time.
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9781003316602
Publication Date
6-27-2024
Publisher
Routledge
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New York, NY
Disciplines
Other Psychiatry and Psychology | Other Psychology
Recommended Citation
Pincus, D. (2023). Nonlinear biopsychosocial resilience self-organization as the basis for a common framework . In Kanako Taku and Todd K. Shackelford (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of changes in human perceptions and behaviors (pp. 424-436). Routledge.
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In Kanako Taku and Todd K. Shackelford (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Changes in Human Perceptions and Behaviors.