Lesson 5 - Risk factor and resilience + protective factors Flashcards
1
Q
What is risk?
A
factors identified that make people vulnerable to poor mental health and development
2
Q
What is resilience?
A
normal development under difficult circumstances or being able to overcome and be strengthened by challenges
3
Q
What is protective factors?
A
A characteristic that is associated with a lower likelihood of problem outcomes or that reduces the negative impact of a risk factor on problem outcomes