Uncomfortable with conflict regardless of the condition which exist inside the organization. Tend to prefer working in subordinate role or to be focused on a specific skill. Very accomplished at their task, can be counted upon to complete what is required of them. Do not like having responsibility for making decisions, but will make sure decisions are carried out. Professions that fit well into this class are accountants, salespeople, fund raisers.
Skill Set Qualities Good Support Staff for More Competitive Personalities; Understand Responsibilities and Very Reliable; Loyal to the Agenda of a Client, Customer, Superior or Institution Belief -Just Want To Do My Job
Team-Player Ability - Participants on a …show more content…
"While there is no universally accepted definition of resilience, it is often broadly conceptualized as resistance to psychopathology, but not a total invulnerability to psychiatric disorder. It is usually discussed on a continuum with vulnerability," said Catherine Mancini, MD, at the 159th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. Resilience, generally defined as the personal qualities that enable one to thrive in the face of adversity, has been shown to be modifiable and to improve with …show more content…
Charney, a Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, also discussed the psychobiology of resilience, noting that an interaction between neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and hormones is known to be involved in the acute psychobiological responses to trauma. This model encompasses the psychobiologic underpinnings of fear, conditioning, reward, social behavior, reconsolidation, and extinction.
DEVELOPMENT OF A RESILIENCE SCALE
Because there has been an interest in resilience in adult populations, there was a push to develop a measure of resilience in adults. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) is a self-report measure that includes 25 items that measure personal competence, tolerance of negative affect, and social support. The scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores meaning greater resilience. The resilience score shows improvement when there is clinical improvement in psychiatric symptoms.
Dr. Mancini used this scale as part of a recent study. She and her colleagues studied 108 patients with anxiety disorders. All were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV, and all were evaluated using the CD-RISC to determine whether their symptoms improved with treatment over