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Building Resilience
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Building Resilience
The habits, practices, and cognitive strategies featured above are key to building resilience. [ View a larger version of the Resilience Pyramid]
Everyone faces challenges and hardship at times. Resilience is your ability to cope with and bounce back from stress and adversity, and hopefully even grow through the experience. It is sometimes referred to as “thriving” … and not just surviving. Resilient people are more likely to ...
meet the demands of their academic/work and personal lives successfully
take action to deal with challenges, problems, and setbacks
seek support and assistance when they need it
know when to stop, rest, and replenish inner resources
have a sense of independence, self-efficacy, and self-worth
form and maintain positive, mutually-respectful relationships with others
have a sense of purpose and goals for the future
Resilience is not a fixed state. You may be more resilient at different times in your life than others. Most importantly, resilience can be learned, practiced, developed, and strengthened. Learn more ...
What is resilience? Resilience is an individual’s ability to positively cope with stress and adversity – bouncing back to a previous state of normal functioning, or using the experience of adversity to enhance flexibility and overall functioning. Resilience has multi-dimensional aspects (Wong, 2012) including: