"Wobbly Weebles" and Resilience: Some Additional Thoughts Response to William J. Coburn

Author: DiAmbrosio, Phyllis E.1

Source: International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology, Volume 2, Number 4, 1 October 2007 , pp. 475-482(8)

Publisher: Analytic Press

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Abstract:

In response to Coburn's discussion of my paper, "WeebleWobbles: Resilience within the Psychoanalytic Situation," (2006) I define and discuss a gene/environment interactionist perspective in understanding the development of human resilience. Coburn presents a systems approach, grounded in complexity theory, and explains resilience as an emergent property of the system. In contrast, I present current research that gives evidence of a gene/environment interaction (GXE) in which a genetic or hard-wired predisposition along with the environment or system influences the development of a capacity for resilience in a person. Further, I assert that identification of resilience in individuals can facilitate self-righting in analytic work.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/15551020701505876

Affiliations: 1: National Institutes for the Psychotherapies' National Training Program (NIPâ-™s NTP), New York; Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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