Role of Resilience in Recovery and Post-Traumatic Growth Following Health Crises

Author(s)	Ms. Ana Tauqir
Country	India
Abstract	When faced with a sudden, life-altering health crisis, what truly separates recovery from decline? How do individuals move beyond mere survival to achieve genuine post-traumatic growth? This paper focuses on the critical role of resilience in dealing with major health emergencies and physical traumas in terms of their aftermaths and connection with post-traumatic growth. By using proven psychological theories such as Ginsburg’s Seven Cs and a theory of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), this research concludes that resilience serves as a major psychological defence mechanism facilitating a shift within a survivor from a state of passive survival to one of active and positive adjustment. This particular research identifies physical resilience as a tool for physical recovery and psychological resilience as a facilitator for emotional regulation and cognitive reorganization for a chronic pain survivor to handle a prolonged rehabilitation process and a restoring belief in self-efficacy.
Keywords	Keywords: William O. Douglas, Malala Yousafzai, Stephen Hawking, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, PTSD, Resilience
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-14
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63207

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