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Hope in the Face of Despair: Expectations Towards Future and the Role of Hope in Posttraumatic Growth

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena

Basic information

Original name

Hope in the Face of Despair: Expectations Towards Future and the Role of Hope in Posttraumatic Growth

Authors

Edition

Tomorrowmind Congress, 6th Positive Psychology Tour with Martin Seligman, 2023

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Vyžádané přednášky

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

Austria

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords (in Czech)

Hope; mental health; psychological resilience; posttraumatic growth

Keywords in English

Naděje; duševní zdraví; psychická odolnost; posttraumatický rozvoj

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 10/12/2023 12:23, doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The events of recent years have caused many crises and challenging life situations that have taken their toll on the mental health of the Central European population. However, it turns out that despite adversity, many people can maintain hope and even come out of difficult times strengthened. In this lecture, we will briefly introduce the concepts of perceived hope and posttraumatic growth and present the results of current research studies conducted on large samples of Czech adults. It showed that despite the past two years being associated with higher stress and anxiety, there are vital sources of hope and encouragement that can contribute to posttraumatic growth. We will discuss which coping strategies contributed to better mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and what protects us from despair in the face of close war. We will also suggest effective positive psychology strategies for increasing psychological well-being and resilience, which can pave our way to personal growth, humanity, and wisdom in difficult times.