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'''Resilience''' is a commonly used concept in [[psychology]] (such as in [[Developmental psychology|child development]], [[adolescent development]], [[psychopathology]], and [[positive psychology]]) to describe the positive capacity of people to [[cope]] with [[stress (medicine)|stress]] and [[catastrophe]]. It is also used to indicate a characteristic of resistance to future negative events. In this sense "resilience" corresponds to cumulative "protective factors" and is used in opposition to cumulative "risk factors". The phrase ''risk and resilience'' in this area of study is quite common. Commonly used terms, which are essentially synonymous within psychology are ''resilience'', ''psychological resilience'', ''emotional resilience'', ''hardiness'', and ''resourcefulness''.
  
'''Resilience''' is a commonly used concept in [[psychology]] (such as in [[Developmental psychology|child development]], [[adolescent development]], [[psychopathology]], and [[positive psychology]]) to describe the positive capacity of people to [[cope]] with [[stress (medicine)|stress]] and [[catastrophe]]. It is also used to indicate a characteristic of resistance to future negative events. In this sense "resilience" corresponds to cumulative "protective factors" and is used in opposition to cumulative "risk factors". The phrase ''risk and resilience'' in this area of study is quite common. Commonly used terms, which are essentially synonymous within psychology are ''resilience'', ''psychological resilience'', ''emotional resilience'', ''hardiness'', and ''resourcefulness''.
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Resilient people face and manage positive and negative life events. They persist in the face of obstacles and where necessary accept when change is not possible
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People differ in their resilience: Some never develop it, others dont recognise it in themselves and so lack the confidence to take on callenges they could actually manage, while others who have it may experience losing it under the pressures of chronic stress.
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Padesky & Mooney have developed a 4-step model for identifying, building and strengthening resilience
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{{Main:Padesky & Mooney's model of resilience}}
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== Development ==
  
== Development ==
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* [http://www.wilderdom.com/psychology/resilience/PsychologicalResilience.html What is psychological resilience?] - Wilderdom
  
* [http://www.wilderdom.com/psychology/resilience/PsychologicalResilience.html What is psychological resilience?] - Wilderdom
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* [http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/psych/risk/Introduction.html Classroom simulation] based on Cairns and Cairns' landmark longitudinal study of adolescents (with notes for running the simulation)
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* [http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/psych/risk/Introduction.html Classroom simulation] based on Cairns and Cairns's landmark longitudinal study of adolescents (with notes for running the simulation)
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* [http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/hks_resilience.html WestEd CHKS Resilience & Youth Development] - Resilience Section of WestEd's California Healthy Kids Survey Website
 
* [http://www.search-institute.org/assets 40 developmental assets] - Search Institute
  
* [http://www.search-institute.org/assets 40 developmental assets] - Search Institute
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* [http://www.cce.umn.edu/nrrc/resource/index.html National Resilence Resource Center, University of Minnesota]
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Resilience is a commonly used concept in psychology (such as in child development, adolescent development, psychopathology, and positive psychology) to describe the positive capacity of people to cope with stress and catastrophe. It is also used to indicate a characteristic of resistance to future negative events. In this sense "resilience" corresponds to cumulative "protective factors" and is used in opposition to cumulative "risk factors". The phrase risk and resilience in this area of study is quite common. Commonly used terms, which are essentially synonymous within psychology are resilience, psychological resilience, emotional resilience, hardiness, and resourcefulness.

Resilient people face and manage positive and negative life events. They persist in the face of obstacles and where necessary accept when change is not possible

People differ in their resilience: Some never develop it, others dont recognise it in themselves and so lack the confidence to take on callenges they could actually manage, while others who have it may experience losing it under the pressures of chronic stress.

Padesky & Mooney have developed a 4-step model for identifying, building and strengthening resilience

Template:Main:Padesky & Mooney's model of resilience


Development

During the 1990's, enhancing resilience, for example through social support and stress inoculation programs such as outdoor education, became an increasingly sought goal of community intervention efforts.

Two important principles that have been discovered in cumulative risk and resilience are those of developmental trajectories and clustering of factors. (Cairins & Cairns, n.d.).

See also

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