The Science Of Resilience

To: Professor Diane Dowdey From: Alexis B. Lewis Subject: Memo 1 Date: January 26, 2018

The story about The Most Dangerous Game written by Richard Connell, is a story about a man named Sanger Rainsford. Whom falls off a boat and has to swim to a nearby island from which he heard 3 gunshots from. He then is rescued by man who does not hear nor speaks. The man takes Rainsford to his leader who is named General Zaroff. The General is a hunter as so is Rainsford.

In the article, ¨How Resilience Works¨, by Diane Coutu, the author claims that improvisation requires resilience because when there is an issue with a lack of resource an individual needs to improvise and use those resources creatively. For instance, Coutu explains in her article that “UPS drivers and managers sorted packages at a diversion site and made deliveries even to those who were stranded in their cars"( par. 37). The drivers and managers manage to recover from an issue by improvising and using the companies rules as a resource. From the incident of Hurricane Andrew, they demonstrated improvisation and made the company continue functioning in a time where the region was devastated.

Everyone knows that being successful is very important. Some authors like Marty Kaminsky, Otylia Benson, Rebecca Zucker, Ta-Nahesi Coates, and Laken Litman know that there are many steps and ingredients to becoming successful. Naturally, people argue about the best ingredients to make a recipe for success. The best ingredients are having a good mindset, setting good goals, and being determined. The first ingredient to success is having a good mindset.

Nearly 600,000 people participated in The Resilience Project, which commenced in 2014 in a search for those who were immune to diseases that should’ve been impossible to be resistant to. In this research, researchers compared the medical records of a participant with their genes and discovered 13 who were fit, despite possessing genes supposed to had killed them or caused

Many of the actions which support resilience are what most practitioners do naturally: showing care and concern, offering routine and consistent discipline, and building children’s trust by keeping promises.

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.

The Resilience Project Resilience is the pillar of existence. Think about what would have been the fate of the universe if nature was fragile and unstable. Nature in its very self abhors facilities; it has been clearly proved that nature favors the survival of the fittest. Resilience, also, is a vital line of defense against the negative whiffs of the passage of time. The Resilience Project Manifesto : The resilience project is poised to portray failure as a restorative force.

The recognitions involving rights of victims did not find affirming traction until the nineteen-seventies, on the heels of many studies the prior decade. Author Robert Walker notes “the idea of crime is an offense against society as a whole and not just an individual,” (2015) spearheaded the disregard for victims for many decades. Long gone were the days when victims illustrated themselves at a judicial hearing when an injustice had occurred. Victims represented their self before a justice official often by emulating the law man, wearing the prosecution label and as the recipient of a guilty offender’s punishment. Toward the turn of the twentieth-century a more professional stance regarding prosecution had both erased and evaporated the

combine new ideas, data and options enables us to reflect, assimilate, plan and imagine the future. When we do not take this time, we make quick decisions that may not be to our best improvement. These quick decisions can change us and affect our career, our fulfilment, and, ultimately, our resilience.

When I heard a term called resilience, I have no idea about it and think that it is not related to me. After I had a lecture with a topic resilience. I realize it is necessary and I need to face many adversity in my life. Also, I remember something happened in my past are shown my resilience level. I would like to share the story in my life to show the factors which are indicated in the last part can show resilience level.

Just how important is resilience when it comes to mental health? Is it learned a skilled skill or are we born with the ability to overcome? When taking into consideration the importance of resilience, it is easily discovered that in order to overcome crisis, one must have the coping skills needed to process and properly manage everyday events. Without these skills, the simplest events can make life difficult. The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of resiliency in mental health and why it is relevant.

I stand firmly in believing that a person’s attitude can and will determine their altitude. In analyzing Anna Harrington’s (2012) article, “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” I have gained a better understanding of the true meaning of resilience and what impacts it can have hold on your life. Life is load with curveballs, and so many times we are unable to control the outcome, however; we can own how we manage the

Resilience is the ability to quickly recover and adapt to changes. During my sophomore year of high school, my grandmother acquired severe pain in her joints and needed a total, bilateral, knee replacement surgery. Coming back from the hospital required me to assist in her recovery. This exposure was an interesting experience because it made me realize that sometimes there are other people that need help.

This chapter will provide an overview of resilience and the factors that affect it will be discussed. The literature review will address parental rearing behaviour, social support as well as religious faith in relation to resilience. Joseph (1994) defines resilience as the glue that keeps individuals functioning when they are confronted with misfortunes and challenges. It is also the attitudes, coping behaviour and personal strength in people who manage adversity and adjust well to changes in their lives, as well as the ability to bounce back from bad or difficult situations. Resilience is understood as a force or power, coping mechanisms, and other personal traits that keep individuals going when they