intro to resilience and character strengths

Question 1

-The capacity to apply knowledge and skills to deal positively with adversity, and the ability to learn and grow as a result of challenging situations and the capacity to maintain well-being and work performance under pressure as well as the ability to navigate adversity and grow and thrive in the face of challenges
-An —- be translated to skills and behaviours to be acquired during training
-Consists of cognitive processes that encompass 4 dimensions which are:

Answer 1

resilience
emotional competence
- 4 dimension :
1- self efficacy ( confidence in ability do something
2- planning
3- self control
4- commitment and perservance

Question 2

building blocks of resilience :
1 —:
There is evidence of some degree of heritability, e.g.:
How you react to stress? – nature (heritability) versus nurture (how you learned through family/environmental experiences)
2 —-:
How good are you at understanding what’s going on internally, e.g.: How do you feel right now?
Are your behaviours helping you or harming you?
3 —– :
How good are you are regulating your emotions, e.g.: Can you regulate your fight or flight response in difficult situations?
Can you self-regulate in order to reach your goals? – e.g., is procrastination a challenge for you?
4 —-:
Can you look at a situation from multiple vantage points? Can you identify not only problems but also solutions?
5- —-
Described as the engine of resilience.
Glass half-full rather than half-empty; belief in a positive future, e.g.:
What can I control in a situation and what do I need to accept? Identifying situation as a challenge and not a threat
6 —-
Awareness of own capability, e.g.:
I can master my environment; belief in your ability to complete a task or to achieve a goal
7 —–
Focus on social connections as important sources of resilience, e.g.: Do I have people or one person in my life that I can totally rely on? Spiritual connections beyond yourself to nature or faith; a sense that you are part of something bigger
8 —–
POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS
Family – community - college/workplace are important institutions to foster support and interpersonal growth.
Difficult to maintain resilience if you feel not valued within institutions

Answer 2

• biology
• self awareness
• self regulation
• mental agility
• optimism
• self efficacy
• connection
• positive insitiution

Question 2

• Peterson & Seligman (2004):
  —– are positive elements of personality that influence how we think, feel and behave
• 24 core character strengths have been identified
• Everyone possesses all 24 character strengths to different degrees and is universal across cultures and nations
• —– : Survey is a holistic measure that assesses each of the 24 strengths and indicates our most and least developed strengths
• the top 4 strength =

Answer 2

• character strengths
• values in action inventory VIA
• = signature strength

Question 3

the 6 categories of character strengths:
* 1. —– and —-
– Curiosity, creativity and open-mindedness broadens our
perspective
* 2. —-
– Persistence in goal attainment
* 3.
– Respect, appreciation and interest in others = Social Intelligence
* 4. —-
– Socially responsible, values fairness, being a team member
*5. —-
– Forgiving, humble, high level of self-regulation – opposite is
arrogance, selfishness
*6.—–
– Strengths that forge connections to the larger universe and provide meaning – love of nature; hope; humour; gratitude; sense of purpose (e.g., spirituality)

Answer 3

• wisdom n knowledge
• courage
  -huminity
• justice
• temperance
• transcendence

Question 4

—— are the character strengths that you are most comfortable using, they are most dominant in you
* It does not require much — or—- to access these aspects of your character, they are your dominant character strengths
*When you’re operating using these aspects of your character, you feel:
* True to yourself and authentic * Energised rather than exhausted
* Motivation comes from within

Answer 4

• signature strengths
• thought or eergy

Question 5

summary of signature character strengths:

Answer 5

-The goal is not that we have all 24 equally strong character strengths
-The goal is to be aware of which of these are personally most dominant and how you can leverage these strengths fully to create the life you want to live, and to support your resilience
-It does not mean that you are unable to develop strengths that are less strong for you, or that you are unable to use them or access those aspects of your character.
-It does mean that those aspects of your character are not as dominant, not as comfortable as the ones that are your signature character strengths.
-We all have signature character strengths as well as character strengths that are less dominant.