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    experimental studies by comparing no difficulty or high difficulty with people experience difficulty built resilience. That may increase the power of facing difficulties and stress in future. Introduction: Bad things happen every day and maximum of them goes through these serious problems in their life (Bonanno, 2004). Difficulties such as loved one loss, terrorist

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    Resilience is the process of successfully adapting to various challenges or extremely threatening circumstances (Ungar et al., 2013; Ungar, Russell, & Connelly, 2014). Resilient children develop protective responses during times of uncertainty, threat, and surprise. It is an active process involving the interaction of vulnerability, risk, and protective aspects (Benard, 2004). Resilient children experience positive results in their development despite the extreme challenges they encounter (Martin

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    Throughout a person's life, they are faced with many different kinds of adversity. The only way to overcome this adversity is through resilience. Being resilient is one of the best attributes a person can have because when one is resilient they never give up. Resilience is the epitome of overcoming the unexpected and achieving one’s goals no matter what may stand in your way.In the story “Through The Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, the author reveals that when one perseveres, they can meet their goals

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    this has been called “resilience” (Bonanno, 2004). Despite nuances in the concept of of resilience, there is a general consensus to define it as a phenomenon or process that reflects a relative positive adaptation despite contexts of risks significant adversity, or trauma (Luthar, 2006). Whereas some experts consider thet, after having undergone an adverse experience, especially in old age, maintaining one’s physical and cognitive functions are sufficient indicators of resilience ( Greve and Staudinger

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    Organizations have to design and implement effective programs of resilience to ensure their own survival (Mallak, 1998). Resilient organizations are the organizations that maintain their profitability even when going through major transformation. This is due to the fact that its employees do not need much time to adapt to new realities or to recover from stress associated with the change. Defining Resilience Resilience translates from Latin as “to leap back” and can be defined as “the ability

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    Resilience There have been times when bouncing back from a difficult situation is hard, but it doesn’t always have to be. You use this tool everyday and you don’t even know it. Those little times when you feel like quitting but know it’s worth it or even flexibility can mess you up a bit, resilience comes in handy there too. There are many times in school where I have wanted to give up, this could be in school, during a game or match but that doesn’t mean I gave up. I used resilience without

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    In my term paper, I would like to talk about Resilience which I believe is a prerequisite for an effective leader. Life has ups and downs and adversities are inevitable. Things can beyond our control, it is impossible for us to prevent unpleasant circumstances from happening. Difficulties and problems come out of nowhere, the stress and anxiety associated with adversity may knock us down if we cope with them inadequately. Chronic stress can lead to mental collapse if we still cannot manage them well

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    Resilience in People Approaching the End of Their Lives Introduction Resilience reflects the ability of someone to maintain a stable equilibrium(1), that is to retain a sense of identity or self(2), when dealing with adversity or misfortune. Highly resilient individuals are capable of coping with unexpected challenges, and may have a number of mechanisms or strategies to help them do so. Resilience is an aspect of health that is becoming increasingly recognised in medicine(3), as having resilience

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    With the rise of positive psychology, resilience and positive adaptation have become a field of research in themselves. Resilience has various definitions but is broadly accepted to mean a “dynamic, evolving process of positive attitudes and effective strategies” that we employ in response to life stressors (Jensen, Trollope-Kumar, Waters, Everson, 2008). Masten, Best and Garmezy (1990) defines resilience as ‘the process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation despite challenging or

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    Resilience in Children Resiliency is described as “a network of individual and environmental risk and protective factors that predict an individual’s tendency to thrive under adverse conditions” (Peters & Woolley, 2015). It is also defined as “the dynamic process whereby individuals exhibit positive behavioral adaptations despite significant adversity or trauma” (Banatao, 2011). Resilience can be linked to many factors such as socioeconomic status, race, gender, depression, violence, and educational

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