Other studies showed that people who had faced extreme circumstances, who had faced adversity, been through wars and natural disasters, if they had coping resources, they remained healthy and free of mental disorders, while others, facing the same hardships but without coping skills went on a downward spiral and developed mental disorders.
Druga istraživanja pokazuju da ljudi koji su se našli u ekstremnim situacijama, koji su preživjeli razne nevolje, rat i prirodne nepogode, ako su imali mehanizme za savladavanje problema, ostali su zdravi i bez ikakvih duševnih poremećaja, dok su oni bez tih mehanizama suočeni s istim situacijama oboljeli od duševnih poremećaja.