PTSD is a specific response to trauma, which in my opinion is far less important than maladaptive coping skills, tendencies toward substance use, unhealthy lifestyle habits, and epigenetic changes that stem from significant, and particularly chronic, stressors. If you've got some compelling literature on resilience I would love to see it, honestly. Most of what I've read is centered around specific events such as war or terrorism which likely have different effects upon individuals than the more common sorts of chronic stress and adversity that are often perpetuated by caregivers, family dynamics, and trusted individuals that is more insidious and difficult to quantify and study. People are quite resilient to specific traumatic events, that is clear (unless these events consume much of their lives, such as in the study of former Ugandan child soldiers, in which the great majority had trauma symptoms). But resilience in the face of other adverse experiences is more what I would be interested to know if there is any outcomes research, particularly in the more common context of these events occurring at the hands of a trusted/loved one over a prolonged period of time.
