Adjustment to threatening events: A theory of cognitive adaptation.

1983/11/01 by Shelley E. Taylor · 2,050 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Adaptation (eye) #Clinical psychology #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Neuroscience #Psychiatry #Psychology #Resilience and Mental Health

paper · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.38.11.1161

published in American Psychologist 38(11), 1161-1173 (American Psychological Association (APA))

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