The Resiliency Advantage Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition

- By the author of the bestselling The Survivor Personality - The first organized, research-based program that walks people through the process of learning how to become highly resilient - Not a "recovery" book, but a book for psychologically healthy people who are interested in developing higher levels of resiliency Resiliency--the ability to adapt to life's changes and crises--is key to a healthy, productive life. Based on his deep knowledge of the new science of resiliency, Dr. Al Siebert explains how and why some people are more resilient than others and how resiliency can be learned at any age. Through anecdotes, exercises, and examples, Dr. Siebert details a unique five-level program for becoming more resilient. You'll learn how to: - Sustain health, energy, and positive feelings during the worst of times, - Improve your analytical, creative, and practical problem-solving skills, - Strengthen your self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-concept, - Develop the specific attributes and skills found in highly resilient people, and - Sharpen your talent for serendipity-the ability to convert accidents and misfortune into lucky accidents and good fortune. The Resiliency Advantage will enable you to bounce back quickly from setbacks, gain strength from adversity, and meet life head on.

This book discusses the latest advances in human factors and ergonomics, focusing on methods for improving quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care. By emphasizing the physical, cognitive and organizational aspects of human factors and ergonomics applications, it reports on various perspectives, including those of clinicians, patients, health organizations and insurance providers. The book describes cutting-edge applications, highlighting the best practices of staff interactions with patients, as well as interactions with computers and medical devices. It also presents new findings related to improved organizational outcomes in healthcare settings, and approaches to modeling and analysis specifically targeting those work aspects unique to healthcare. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, the book is intended as timely reference guide for both researchers involved in the design of healthcare systems and devices and healthcare professionals aiming at effective and safe health service delivery. Moreover, by providing a useful survey of cutting-edge methods for improving organizational outcomes in healthcare settings, the book also represents an inspiring reading for healthcare counselors and international health organizations.

It is the first book to describe the different levels of resiliency that people achieve. Just as students in martial arts must learn basic skills before they can acquire higher levels of skill, this book shows how certain basic resiliency skills provide the foundation for mastering higher-level abilities.

Based in the "science" of resiliency, this book shows people in various occupations and circumstances how to become skilled at bouncing back quickly from setbacks, making difficult challenges turn out well, and converting misfortune into good fortune.