THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN EVOLUTION OF A RESILIENT SELF

With the emergence of positive psychology, the focus on positive emotions and their role in an individual’s successful adaption in the face of adverse situation has increased. The present study is a person-focused case study. The current paper is an attempt to examine the process of development of resilience in an individual who is confronting a traumatic condition which can affect the natural pathway of development. In such traumatic circumstances what are the factors involved in and how these factors are promoting or prohibiting the development of resilience in an individual. The particular interest of this case study is the role of religion in the development of resilience in the subject’s life.