PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE DURING MAJOR LIFE TRANSITIONS: ADAPTATION MECHANISMS AND THE CEAM METHOD
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Svetlana Chaika
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Major life transitions such as immigration, motherhood, divorce, professional change, relocation, and changes in social roles may significantly affect emotional stability, identity, and psychological well-being. Adaptation to such transitions requires not only coping with stress but also the reorganization of emotional responses, personal meanings, and established patterns of behavior.
This article examines key mechanisms of psychological resilience during significant life transitions, including emotional regulation, cognitive appraisal, social support, and identity transformation. Particular attention is given to the Chaika Emotional Adaptation Method (CEAM), previously introduced by the author as a structured approach to emotional adaptation during crisis-related life changes. CEAM conceptualizes adaptation through four interconnected processes: conscious recognition of emotional experience, emotional processing, adaptive reconstruction, and meaning integration.
The article considers CEAM in relation to established theories of stress, resilience, and identity development and discusses its potential application in psychological consulting. CEAM is presented as a practice-oriented conceptual method. Further empirical research is required to evaluate its components and effectiveness.
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Svetlana Chaika
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