Resilience: The Process of Overcoming Adversity

Children tend to be most resilient.

People who are self-focused tend to be least resilient.

These seven strengths make up resilience: independence, relationships, insight, initiative, morality/spirituality, creativity, humor.

Resilient people learn valuable lessons from rough experiences.

In time of stress how do resilient people react? They seek help from reliable people.

Resilient people have a playful, childlike curiosity.

Resilient people constantly learn from experience and adapt quickly.

Resilient people find it easy to adapt to changing situations.

Resilient people have solid self-esteem.

Resilient people are confident in themselves and their ability to accomplish goals.

Resilient people have good friendships, loving relationships, strong social connections.

Resilient people express feelings honestly.

Resilient people are generally optimistic, even when things are difficult.

Resilient people, when something terrible happens, think that they will be able to learn from the experience.

Resilient people, during a crisis, focus on steps they can take to resolve the problem.

Resilient people are usually calm in high stress situations.

Resilient people feel confident in their ability to tackle problems.

Resilient people are most of the time able to laugh at themselves or find humor in a situation, even during difficult events.

Resilient people often feel like they have become stronger persons due to their life's experiences.

Resilient people are most of the time able to deal with situations that are ambiguous or unclear.

Resilient people are most of the time able to identify the emotions they are feeling and understand what caused these feelings.

Resilient people expect things to work out well.