Dusseldorf There are people who remain calm in the face of the greatest crises. An enviable quality. “A certain proportion of our personal stress resistance is genetically determined,” says Michael Kastner.
The head of the Institute for Occupational Psychology and Occupational Medicine (IAPAM) in Herdecke knows: If you have a balanced personality, are intelligent and open, if you recognize opportunities even in difficult situations, you tend to have it easier in crises. But Kastner also has good news for everyone else: resilience can be trained. In difficult times like these, this is more important than ever.
Professor Kastner, first Corona, now war – what does that do to our psyche?
This development has a broad effect in the population in the direction of depression. Many of us are afraid and feel helpless and disoriented in the face of the terrible images and news from Ukraine.
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