A Research On How One Effectively Manage Resilience

To begin, being either optimistic or pessimistic can impact an individuals circumstances. Optimism provides a more upbeat view regarding circumstances prevailing around an individual. Optimism allows for the individual to adequately adjust and alter their thoughts in an effort to achieve a desired result. For instance, failure will undoubtedly occur in an individual's life. A job interview that didn't go well, a presentation that lacked key information, or a test that was failed all provides learning experiences for the optimistic individual. One who is pessimistic simply takes that end result as it is, with no further action. An optimist however, uses this information to alter their approach when attempting the feat again. This key difference in mindset or thought processes is what allows for the

An article written by Kendra Cherry states, “By nurturing positive emotions, even in the face of terrible events, people can reap both short-term and long-term rewards, including managing stress levels, lessening depression, and building coping skills that will serve them well in the future” (Cherry). Optimism has allowed for people to deal with conflicts in a healthy way. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot in her book The Science of Optimism: Why We’re Hard-Wired for Hope argues that optimism provides an adaptive advantage. According to her, “Expecting our future to be good reduces stress and anxiety, which is good for our health. Researchers studying heart attack patients have found that optimists were more likely than nonoptimistic patients to take vitamins, eat low-fat diets, and exercise, thereby reducing their overall coronary risk” (Popova). Dealing with conflicts positively is better for your health and it decreases bad health

In this Ted Talk cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot shared with us the concept of optimism bias and the research that she has been doing on the very topic. She spoke about it as being an illusion. Her description of optimism bias is that we tend to think we will have more positive things happen in our life than bad one. We overestimate the good and underestimate the bad. Optimism bias is something that people throughout the world experience from young to old people. She gave marriage as an example of this kind of bias and stated that forty percent of people that get married will get a divorce but people who just got married will say that there it is unlikely they will end up divorcing. Despite the facts people

Scholars define resilience as the outcome of successful adaptation to adversity (Zutra, Hall, & Murray, 2010). Resilience is the ability to recover from adversities challenges in a manner that leaves an individual more flexible and better able to meet future challenges. Resilience involves an ability to react creatively and constructively to change while recognizing that change is an ongoing part of life (Mikail, 2014). Zutra and Hall identify two core dimensions of resilience:

The purpose of this analysis was to gather information from previous investigations on resilience from a variety of fields, synthesize the findings, and identify the critical attributes common to all. Then, filter through those attributes to find those distinct to an individual’s resilience and were necessary for resilience to take place.

Looking at the bright side and noticing what is right as opposed to what is wrong is not normal for most people. It is commonly thought that being optimistic is not being realistic and even though that is true for some people, there are ways to be optimistic in a healthy manner that can help one see life’s challenges realistically even when times get tough. Being optimistic is a skill that takes effort and thought but spending the time to work on cultivating optimism can be life changing. Cultivating optimism is one of the happiness enhancing strategies that has been shown to increase happiness levels and positive thoughts about the future, which is the concept which I experimented with when I conducted the Best Possible Selves activity.

It is all very well understanding resilience and acknowledging the need for it, but what is involved in being resilient? We know that we want to be resilient, don't we, but often don't know what that entails. This article unpacks some of the ideas around being more resilient and looks at the skills and attitudes required to cope with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, not to mention the deliberate and accidental consequences of people's actions, which have been with us the whole of life.

My chosen empirical articles, relevant course material, as well as personal experience have all produced evidence which supported the idea that practicing dispositional optimism would benefit me. I indeed have improved the way in which I attain a goal that I want to achieve. I plan to further establish this mindset while continually striving toward and improving how I realize my goals. Sustaining this optimistic mindset might be a difficult task; I expect to reap a constructive outcome

Optimism is perhaps the most important quality that a person can possess, without optimism there would be no reason to work for a better life or point in fighting against evil and oppression. In times of adversity it is hope and optimism that leads people to see the light and the end of the tunnel and guides them towards better times. A true optimist believes that the opportunity for growth lies in trials and tribulations. Winston Churchill — Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War two who led the country during some of its darkest hours — captures this idea perfectly when he said “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist see the opportunity in every difficulty (Churchill).” It is evident that throughout history

Many people ask why is there such thing as optimism, or why are there optimist? Well, many people believe that if you don’t think good about yourself or life, you won’t push yourself toward your goals. They are right, without optimism there won’t be any goal setting, people will just be doubting themselves.

Where does personal resilience fit with this? In many respects it is a totally separate area. There is a growing recognition that in these pressurised or stressful times having a good or high level of personal resilience is one of the most effective ways of dealing with potential stress. Whilst this has always been the case, more recently work has been done to identify and break down what is involved in personal resilience.

Resilience has been defined by Newman as the ability to adapt in the face of trauma, adversity, tragedy or significant ongoing stressors. It is receiving considerable attention. The ongoing terrorist attacks, as well as natural disasters such as the tsunami, hurricane Katrina, earthquakes, etc., have underscored the importance and relevance of resilience in present times. Resilience is not an inborn trait. Being resilient does not mean that you will not experience difficulty or distress. It simply means that adversity will not have an extreme effect which is likely to make one dysfunctional.

The definition of the word “optimism” is a favorable attitude about conditions or events in life. Some believe that optimistic views in life will have beneficial effects on psychological and physical health. However, excessive optimism can have harmful effects on psychological and physical health. Many tests and research have been done on people to see if optimism does in fact have an effect on psychological and physical health.

Hardiness/resilience is a personality characteristic originally identified by Suzanne Kobasa (1979) and redefined in further studies by Kobasa, Maddi, and Kahn (1982), and many others, as cited in (Schafer, 2000; Morris & Maisto, 2005). It was established in these studies, that participants who displayed the

Optimistic and pessimistic attitudes constantly affect the outcome of people's lives. In my life, I try to keep an optimistic attitude about the things I do because I know it will help lead me to more desirable ends. There have been many situations in which optimism has helped me through difficult times. Two areas in particular have provided me optimistic experiences: athletics