"The new research-which has been fueled in
part by the national stresses of Sept. 11- is
exploring how some people manage to glide
through stressful situations, while others wind
themselves tighter as the day goes on.
It isn't that the first group is spending more time
at the day spa. It isn't even that they are confronted
by less stress. Researchers have pegged
stress resistance to a single quality: resilience.
People who handle stress well recover quickly,
physically and mentally, when confronted by it.
From the way they breathe at their desks to how
much they laugh, they engage in a set of subtle
behaviors that help them shift easily in and out
of "stress mode" throughout the day." WALL
STREET
JOURNAL, BY Jane Spencer, March 11, 2003
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