Citation

Ortega M, Saavedra S. Procedia Soc. Behav. Sci. 2014; 132: 447-453.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.335

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The phenomenon of resilience, apart from cultural and socio-psychological factors, has a physiological basis and a medical condition that clearly explains it. The alterations of the nervous system and the endocrine system that are manifested in the physiological response to a stressful situation condition the individual as a whole, allowing him to create an extremely effective and superior response as a result of positive reinforcement experienced during resilience.