Elasticity

I see resilience as the ability to adapt to changing situations, not giving up when the going gets tough, rising above and beyond difficult circumstances, and the ability to cope or ‘bounce back’ when you surpass your own comfort zone (Youth Research Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, p 14, n.d.). Spending a week out in the Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park was a sure test of resilience, we often found ourselves in a position we weren’t accustomed to, whether that be using ‘dug’ to…

With resiliency becoming such a popular theme within the social work profession, it is becoming increasingly important for social workers and social service providers to find ways of improving their services. Not only by pinpointing resilience in clients but also finding ways of encouraging resilience in sub optimal situations, especially with children. As children face developmental delays when faced with significant risk and adversity, it is important that their psychological and physiological…

Small cracks, cavities, and notches in perfect material can dramatically reduce the tensile strength by producing stress concentration around them [ref]. We believe that in mammalian connective bone tissues, canaliculi, osteocyte lacunae, blood vessels and muscle insertions produce stress concentration to delay the progressive spread of minute cracks. Often times the cracks that are running against lacunae, for examples, stop on entering the lacunae, Hessian canals and blood vessels [ref]. We…

4.1 First Side by Side Geometry The first model shown in figure 3 was for twin tunnels already constructed at a centre to centre spacing of 3D. This model helped to identify the influence of construction sequence on surface and subsurface ground displacement upon excavating the first and second tunnels underneath the existing twin tunnels. Figure 3: First Side by Side twin tunnels 4.1.1 Surface Displacements The surface displacements at distances of 4.75m, 7.125m, 9.5m and 11.875m from the…

Through Anne Frank’s writing she demonstrates her hope, faith and resilience despite her desperation. Anne had expectations and desires….. , she had complete trust and confidence in God and certain people and she was able to tolerate the most extreme circumstances. Anne Frank displays in her writing her hope, faith and resilience despite the terrible situation that she has endured. Throughout Anne’s diary entries she continues to display hope. Anne has a desire of being free again and living…

individuals, varying across age and gender. (Siriwardhana, 2014) Clients who struggle with their life management has to rely on survival instincts in order to establish and maintain their quality of life. In order to maintain a reasonable quality of life the client must be willing to grow. The resilience approach focuses on the dynamic interplay between periods of gradual and sudden change and how to adapt to and shape change. (Folke, 2015) A counselor must aid the client in discovering…

What does it mean to be resilient? When I think of resilience, I think of my prior experiences of overcoming my biggest challenges in life. I pushed myself through pain and frustration to improve my life. During my early teens, as a result of being overweight, I faced difficulties such as bullies and health problems. I felt that there would be no end to my suffering. I was overwhelmed with anxiety and depression. My doctors constantly reminded me of my issues, saying, “You need to lose weight!”.…

My story of resilience began on April 17th, 1981. I was born to a 15-year-old, unwed mother. She and I were abandoned by my biological father when I was an infant. My mother didn’t finish high school, struggled with alcoholism and was often unemployed or underemployed during my childhood. You might imagine the challenges I encountered as a child due to these circumstances. What you’re imagining is probably accurate. I’ll spare the details because that is not the defining part of my story.…

Santos of the Clermont Graduate University (2012) described resilience as the power or skill to back from normal shape. It is the ability to surpass from some break-up, stress, change or problems. Resilience stems from Latin word (resiliens) and originally referred as able to bend without breaking or being elastic. Shonkoff (2011), the chief of Center on the Developing Child at Harvard Resilience stated that depending on the support, response and mastery of capabilities can help to engaged and…

As a construct, resilience has been studied by researchers for a number of years. Researchers observed that children and youth could cope and adapt despite being exposed to risk and adversity. Adolescence is especially considered to be a period of vulnerability for most young people as they often participate in high risk behaviors (DeChesnay, 2005; Erikson, 1968). Further, these individuals who are in their early college years are often faced with the developmental challenges of this…