Psychology of Adversity

In 1997, American vocational training guru Paul Stotts first proposed the concept of reverse quotient in his book "Adverse Quotient: Turning Adversity into Opportunities". In short, adversity quotient is a person's ability to resolve and overcome adversity. No one can label life as permanently smooth, but different people have different attitudes towards adversity. As Balzac said: "Adversity and misfortune are the steps for genius, the baptismal water for believers, the priceless treasure for the capable, and the bottomless abyss for the weak." Anyone's success needs to pay a price. Some people are prone to feeling like "the sky is falling" when encountering adversity, while others are excited about encountering challenges. When facing adversity, the psychological mechanisms of these two types of people are completely opposite: the former is a coping mechanism, and he will use various negative psychological defense mechanisms to escape adversity; while the latter is a challenge mechanism, and adversity will inspire him to mobilize his various resources and energy to ultimately resolve and overcome adversity. It can be seen that a person who encounters adversity but still maintains high morale will benefit more than a person who immediately collapses when encountering adversity. If a person's ability to rise above adversity is low, his career will be stifled. On the contrary, if he can overcome adversity, he will have more opportunities, and his career will be prosperous and prosperous.