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Knowledge and resilience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Joe Yen-fong Lau
Joe Yen-fong Lau*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. [email protected]://philosophy.hku.hk/joelau
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Abstract

Kalisch et al. regard a positive appraisal style as the mechanism for promoting resilience. I argue that knowledge can enhance resilience without affecting appraisal style. Furthermore, the relationship between positive appraisals and resilience ought to be mediated by knowledge and is not monotonic. Finally, I raise some questions about how appraisals fit into the dual-process model of the mind.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e110
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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