Understanding Vulnerability and Resilience

This book offers an accessible and evidence-based approach for professional staff to improve their interactions with vulnerable people. Drawing upon contemporary research from a broad array of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, economics, biology and the neurosciences.

Graham Russell is a Chartered Psychologist, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He spent two enjoyable decades teaching psychology to a wide range of health professionals, during which time he published the successful textbook Psychology for Nurses and Other Health Professionals. Graham has also been active in mental health research with a particular focus on the impact of social anxiety on students in higher education.

Acknowledgements About the author Preface Part One: Vulnerability 1. Defining Vulnerability 2. How vulnerability is created and maintained 3. Vulnerability and childhood 4. The psychological impact of vulnerability Part Two: Resilience 5. Defining Resilience 6. The family environment and resilience 7. Intelligence, Emotion and Compassion 8. When Compassion Fails 9. Resilience and Poverty 10. Behaviour change and Resilience Epilogue Bibliography Resilience Bibliography Vulnerability Index