It’s OK to Not Be OK

Nietzsche and Kelly Clarkson have it wrong: What doesn’t kill you might not make you stronger.

And that is OK, according to Arizona State University’s Frank Infurna. Frank Infurna, an associate professor in ASU’s Department of Psychology, is known for challenging how psychologists study resilience, which is the pathway back to normal following adversity.Download Full Image

Infurna, who is an associate professor in ASU’s Department of Psychology, is known for challenging how psychologists study resilience, which is the pathway back to normal following adversity. Many of the research studies looking at how people respond to adversity suggest that people are largely unaffected by events like the death of a loved one or loss of a job.

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