Psychological resilience

The dictionary defines resilience as "the ability to recover readily from adversity", or as it's more commonly known, the ability to "bounce back". Adversity is something we, as humans, will unquestionably have to endure throughout our lives. In the biography Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, or Louie, faces his own form of adversity. As Louie demonstrates through his constant tribulations, the utmost essential component for being a "resilient individual" is having an internal…

resilient. Resilience is an attribute that I have but never really thought about until it was difficult for me to bounce back. I had to learn to be resilient at a really young age. My mother is addicted to drugs and alcohol. I was lucky enough to grow up with my dad with limited visits with my mother. I still had to consistently deal with the consequences of her actions. Learning to bounce back was easy for me, until I had to be more intentional about how I did learn to create resilience within…

It does not matter how happy you are we all have our challenging moments where it seems as if the world is going to end. We must use our strengths to overcome adversity because this helps one build resilience. Some of my greatest strengths on the list from part two are flexibility, love of learning, independence and perseverance. I use flexibility at work on a daily basis since we have outsourced our travel piece of the company. I oversee situations…

tragedies during out life time, but it is admiring to see how some people can use their experience to help others cope with what is left after tragedies. I feel resilience is something, we develop versus something that is given with in us and either we keep fighting and not give up or we lose ourselves in sorrows, and negativity. Resilience is something we mature into due to any negative situation, whether is coping with school and work or dealing with a major loss of any kind. Jessie Sholl…

An example of how I was resilient in high school is having to face the challenge of having to take care of my single, disabled mother who is a veteran while maintaining being a full time International Baccalaureate student and participating in varsity athletics. Taking care of my mother involves taking her to numerous medical appointments, performing many household duties, and taking care of the pets. These tasks are not hard but are time consuming when trying to accomplish all the daily…

stronger than a person who never fell.” (Anonymous) Resilience is the capacity of recovering quickly after difficulties. Resilience is important, because you can learn from your mistakes and move forward. The pact is an agreement made by the three men from the book, The Pact. The pact is important, because this agreement made by the three men is to work as hard as possible and become doctors. The nonfiction book, The Pact, proves that resilience is made up of three aspects, social support, moral…

is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and toughness. Correspondingly people like Joe Rantz, and Hitler who were looking forward to the Olympic Games of 1936, they would have to face their problems and difficulties with resilience in order for them to be prepared for the 1936 competition. As, an illustration of resiliency Joe would be a good example of this, because of his effort to survive without his family beside him. Ever since he was a child, he had to learn how to…

I believe that I have shown resilience my whole life, especially after my parents’ divorce. My mom was battling alcoholism, and it became my responsibility to take care of my family. Without dad around, I had to start cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and taking care of my siblings. Things were extremely difficult at home, and we were assigned a social worker, Stephanie. Steph was very good at making sure we had what we needed. She was especially a good listener and helped me personally get…

(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 something worth fighting which in turn be the…

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!”.…