Resilience is defined as a phenomena characterized by patterns of
positive adaption in the context of significant adversity. Lepore and Revenson theorized
resilience to be composed of 3 parts: recovery, resistance, and
reconfiguration. During recovery, one returns to their basic functioning level.
Resistance is when one shows a lack of disturbance to a traumatic event. Finally
in reconfiguration, an individual is changed positively or negatively from a
traumatic event. Most resilient people are composed of 6 personality traits/abilities: reframing, experience of positive emotions, participation in physical
activity, trusted social support, the use of personal and authentic strengths,
and optimism. In essence, when a person believes that thinks work out for the
best, understands their self worth and achievements, they can be resilient in
times of hardship.
At
our Field Trip to Café Exit today, we witnessed real resilience in the stories ex-inmates
looking for ways of starting over. I was touched by the song lyrics of the
choir of current inmates. In addition, this performing troupe is a beacon of
hope and something to look forward to. The choir is also a way for them to
create positive relations.
you did a really great job of explaining resilience and I liked how you added in our field trip for an example of real life resilience!
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