Resilience Definition

Here is my personal story about resilience. When my dad left my mom she had it hard,we had it hard she worked more and we never saw her that much. She was depressed she never ate and she never looked happy. She saw that we were upset and said “ even though it’s rough now we will bounce back don't let this situation stress you and I didn't. And that day my mom changed,we changed we were happier we went out more.

Being resilient is a skill I believe applies well to me, however is my grit. As I stated, I am typically quick to find a solution to many issues I encounter in my life. I figure out what is wrong and quickly try to fix this issue. However, there is always a constant fear that I won’t be able to figure out what is wrong when searching for a solution. If the problem isn’t quickly resolved with my method, I begin to overthink what may be wrong, and often that leads me down the wrong path. Unfortunately, this happens to me more often than it should. When it takes me a long time to figure out a solution, I begin to get far to stressed and anxious, leading to me getting distracted from what the actual issue is, creating a domino effect that leads me further and further away from the explanation. Before I know it, I have let another slip-up happen, whether it be in class or in life in general, and then I have to juggle two issues at the same time.

Here at Greenbrier High School, we have over 1500 students. Out of those 1500, many of us are in challenging and rigorous classes while also participating in extracurricular activities. Many are able to have outstanding grades, while also being active in their school and community. The stressful situations we experience, or adversity, heightens our ability to do well under stress and continue to stay determined. Personally, when I have a large amount of homework or am under a great deal of stress it makes me more determined on performing my best. Without the pressure from my classes, I may not have been able to maintain my high average. From my experiences with adversity, it proves to have a beneficial effect on the way I handle demanding

People have learned to be resilient in order to overcome serious hardships. A person’s resilience can be seen through how they handle bad experiences; to be resilient in the face of adversity. People who never give up and always fight back even when it gets hard are resilient. Some believe that resilience is a trait that can be learned.

I have grown over the course of my four years in college at Texas A&M University, and it has included many setbacks. However, one thing has remained constant my resiliency. When times get rough I tend to fall, but without fail I always rise and exceed my expectations. In various situations in my life I’ve been faced with obstacles, but I always push forward. The most memorable scenarios are my research project in Dr. Maren’s neuroscience lab and freshman year at Texas A&M University.

Over decades, the research of resilience has developed from understanding individual’s resilience qualities and protective factors, to the process of resilience and the interventions that promote resilience (Richardson, 2002; Wright et al., 2013). Recently, the focus of resilience shift to the neurobiological process because of the development of science and technology (Wright et al., 2013). While these literatures emerging, there are two noteworthy issues. First, the outcome of the studies were mainly emphasized on main-stream population (Ungar, 2006). Second, little attention was given to resilience across cultures (Ungar, 2006; Ungar et al., 2005). Hence, it is important to investigate how resilience is being defined and understand in different cultures; what are the challenges when conducting a cross cultural research; and what are the key elements when implementing intervention in different cultures.

Able to recover quickly from misfortune; able to return to original form after being bent, compressed, or stretched out of shape. A human ability to recover quickly from disruptive change, or misfortune without being overwhelmed or acting in dysfunctional or harmful ways. As in "Our team showed great resilience," or "Our team had good resiliency." (n.d.)

In an effort to understand how resilience influences mental health positively, research has found that while facing difficult situations, resilient individuals rely on various individual, social and contextual factors that neutralise or mitigate stressful situations (Hjemdal, 2007; Vanderbilt-Adriance & Shaw, 2008; Zolkoski & Bullock, 2012). Thus, the positive relationship between resilience and mental health could be attributed to the association between positive experiences and risk factors in individuals (Stewart, Reid & Mangham, 1997). Accordingly, it may be predicted that if the factors increasing the possibility of incompatible outcomes are outnumbered by the protective factors, then, this may be an indication of the individual displaying

Resilience has been topic that we have learned and are discussing in my English class. When you can overcome hardships faster and easier when you are more resilient person. We have been analyzing an article called “The Science of Bouncing Back” by Mandy Oaklander. Oaklander discusses methods of many people on their experience, becoming a more resilient person. People respond to emotion and hardships in their life differently, and people with more struggles overcome it more gradually, and Mandy Oaklander made me consider the possibilities resilience has, and can offer in everyday life.

In this day and age, due to heavy homework loads, difficult classes, high maintenance social lives, and extracurricular activities, students can experience exceeding levels of stress during the school year. As the 2017-2018 school year starts, teenagers everywhere are coming to the realization that school has started and it’s time to learn again. School has reached a point where it is fundamentally a job, and a teen balancing all aspects of their lives can be tremendously difficult. Whether it’s not getting enough sleep, not completing classwork, or being under constant pressure to do well, students all around the world deal with the hardships school brings.

There is no doubt that when an adult enters school, they begins the process of balancing work, family, and school. For me, the pressure at times has been unbearable however; like most people, I find a way to maintain my sanity. This course brought to light, that everyone is just a moment away from entering into a crisis. Furthermore, it is also common that crisis happens when normal lives but something may dramatically happens that in an instance, changes mental stability. Being able to maintain a level of sanity often requires either intervention from a professional counselor or the opportunity to self-empower through personal investigation. In this instance, one of the required readings for this course was Schneider’s book on

From the moment I walked across the graduation stage to the last moment in DeMolay, life had leaded me on a culmination of experiences. I had a profound revelation that because of all the poor circumstances I had learned to overcome. I was stronger and more prepared for the next era as an adult, and a leader who had empathy for those who didn’t have certain privileges. School was simply not easy, I didn’t not have positive role model that I could look to when conflicted with moral decisions. Kids of course looked at how I dressed and the length of my hair to judge my character. I paid no mind as I saw my future in the lyrics of each uplifting song I would play in the morning. Expression and empowerment were the culmination of a resilience and

The development of a child’s resilience depends on the amount of risk and protective factors available. The death of a parent, whether stigmatized or unexpected, may create developmental risk for the child. Grief symptoms have the ability to become lifelong challenges if not properly addressed during childhood. The support of extended family, especially after a parental loss, is a powerful protective factor during the developmental years. A child has a greater chance of developing the normative resilience when there is a strong risk and protective factor relationship.

The word ‘resilience’ is derived from the Latin word ‘resilire’ which translates as ‘to bounce back’, it can be described as a dynamic process, encompassing positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity (Luthar, Cicchetti, & Becker, 2000). In cases where children have experienced trauma or are living in high stress environments, resilience has been defined as the capacity to adapt and thrive despite challenging and threatening circumstances (Masten, 2001). Resilience is not something some children ‘have a lot of’, it is something that develops as a result of complex transactions between the child and their environment (Sroufe, 1997). It is perceived as a crucial element in maintaining and promoting

When I chatted with my friends with this topic. They usually said that I had a high level of resilience, because I shew my openness when I was facing the risk. I agree about it because my personality is my main reason I have high resilience. My thought in every time is always not to care about the things happened in around me. You may think that this personality is bad. However, it helps me to pass though adversities a lot. For example, when I finished my HKDSE examination and saw the result. I found that many people feel stress, because they overrated the importance of DSE. I thought it is not my entire life and tried to not care about it. As the result, I failed because I got level 2 in my Chinese language. But, I accepted it and retook the exam. Luckily, I am undergraduate now.