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Why do some people suffer from psychological issues more than others? (Part Two)

1/30/2013

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This is part 2 of a two-part series. I highly encourage reading part 1 prior to this article.

In the last article, we reviewed the concept of psychological resilience; a term which denotes our susceptibility to developing psychological issues as a result of the interaction of risk and protective factors within ourselves, as well as our environment; this approach to mental health originates from developmental psychology. One of developmental psychology’s greatest benefits is that it does not compete with any existing psychological theory – or theological philosophy - but rather it supports them all by contextualizing the individual.


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Why do some people suffer from psychological issues more than others? (Part One)

1/5/2013

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This is the first of a two-part series that examines the concept of resilience among Muslims. The purpose of this first article is to extrapolate on the idea why certain people develop psychological issues more than others, whereas the second article will focus more precisely on which variables can be important contributors towards mental well-being.

Again, I take a stance that I will continue to reprise as often as it takes for it to be understood: every one of us has psychological issues - we just differ on a continuum of distress and malfunction. However, the question remains: why do some people develop certain issues more than others?


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