2.6 Resilience Flashcards
What is resilience?
Resilience is often referred to as “the ability to bounce back from adversity”.
What are protective factors?
Protective factors are defined as characteristics of the child, family, and wider environment that reduce the negative effect of adversity.
Why is resilience important?
Greater resilience leads to improved learning and academic achievement.
Resilience is elated to lower absences from work or school due to sickness.
It contributes to reduced risk-taking behaviours including excessive drinking, smoking or use of drugs.
What are some biological factors that affect resilience?
Sleep, adrenaline, cortisol, and exercise.
What are some psychological factors that affect resilience?
Cognition, perception, emotions, learning and memory.
What are some social factors that affect resilience?
Relationships, socio-economic advantage, school, work and school achievement.
What are some internal factors of resilience?
Self-belief and self-efficacy – a belief that ‘I can do this’
Self-reliance and determination – the ability to take action and keep persisting.
Good social skills – the ability to get on well with others.
What are some external factors of resilience?
Certain external factors also play an important role in determining one’s resilience. Resilience is enhanced by: Having caring and supportive family members, friends and relatives. Relationships that create love and trust, provide role models, and offer encouragement and reassurance.
