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Chapter 10 - Cognitive and Emotional Flexibility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2018

Steven M. Southwick  and
Dennis S. Charney
Steven M. Southwick
Affiliation:
Yale University School of Medicine
Dennis S. Charney
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
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Resilience
The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges
 , pp. 226 - 250
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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