Positive recovery

“Our focus reflects interest in investigating the possibility that individuals may grow or benefit from aversive experiences. Posttraumatic growth occurs when fundamental assumptions about the self, others, and the future are challenged. In response to this challenge, traumatized individuals may try to find meaning from their experience. Thus, individuals often discover that they have benefited from the traumatic event.” in Responses to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: experience of an indirect traumatic event and its relationship with perceived benefits. Swickert, R. et al., Journal of Psychology, November 2006.