Understand how different approaches to promoting positive well-being and resilience in children and young people.…
The resiliency of Mariam in A Thousand Splendid Suns and Aminata in The Book of Negroes…
The novel, Unbroken is about overcoming struggles and doing the seemingly impossible throughout the horrific journey of Louie Zamperini. Louie, was an Olympic runner before he started working for the military where before he would know it, his life would change. Louie and his crew member’s plane had crashed in the ocean and drifted more than 40 days in a small raft. Louie and Phil had been captured by the Japanese and were later separated and sent to different POW camps that were overly abusive and put Louie through a lot of mental and physical pain. In the novel, Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand uses Louie’s life experiences to show his two most important traits, optimism, and resilience.…
the film Little Miss Sunshine. Different crisis faced by each of the character based on their life…
The resilience approach requires holistic and people-centred approaches to address the diverse factors, both positive and negative, that influence wellbeing. The Understanding Society Survey (2007), found that wellbeing is strongly related to resilience, with many individuals reporting both high wellbeing and high resilience, or, conversely, low wellbeing alongside low resilience. In contrast it is possible for individuals to have low levels of resilience but high levels of well-being and vice versa. For example, a child that has a high standard of educations will therefore high levels of wellbeing but could possibly have low levels of resilience.…
Resilience has a different meaning to different people. Personally, I view resilience as a preventative approach as a result of inflicted threats. The concept affects the entire ecosystem which is outlined by Urie Bronfenbrenner; from the individual to the Macrosystem. The determination of resilient practices depends on the context in which it occurs. Historically, resilience has been labeled as a deficit-based approach to overcoming adversity (Masten, 2001). Today, researchers and other professionals recognize resilience is more effective when applied through strengths-based approaches reassuring potential to “overcome” and “succeed”. Through “compassion” and “respect” resilience can be achieved.…
Those capable of dealing with and responding to stressors in a productive and calm manner tend to possess personality traits which increase hardiness and resilience. Individuals who are strongly devoted to their lives, appreciate challenges, and have a high level of perceived control over their interactions are effective in terms of hardiness. Resilience and hardiness are closely related and allow patients to become more adjusted in health and well-being scenarios (Gurung, 2013). Risk factors for Max include his workplace, living environment and lifestyle habits, pressure to provide for his family, and the recent breakdown of his vehicle. Resilience factors for Max are his social support, exercise routine, and strong desire to be a good provider for his family.…
I know I’m moving in the right direction when I have the power to keep going even after facing challenges thrown at me from life. I always believed that for success to be tangible, I have to be resilient and optimistic. The ability to withstand stress, adapt, and overcome changes in life is what helps keep me on track and reach your goals. Of course, controlling thoughts and keeping sane through changes in life isn’t as easy as it sounds and that is what I didn’t know the moment I emigrated to America. Even though I had the mentality of never giving up, I didn’t know how difficult it is until unexpected changes beyond my control tested my resilience. The difficulty of speaking the language, dealing with the cultural differences, and most importantly,…
Resiliency is an important factor to have present in one’s life. Taking this resiliency quiz opened my eyes to how I am not as resilient as I thought I was. Some of the question asked in this quiz made me assess my own culture, such as gender and sexual orientation. A crucial part of being resilient is realizing what protective factors are present in one’s life. Many of the factors surprised me because I did not even know they were considered protective factors. Identifying the resiliency builders I would like to add to my repertoire was easy because a majority of those builders are not present in my everyday, and I would like to change that. However, I know it is going to be difficult to add these into my life. The resiliency framework is used in all aspect of social work. I decided to use it to promote resiliency in people with eating disorder. It is important for a person to have great environment protective factors so that they know…
The concept resilience has been the interest of many disciplines over the years, and is utilized by all people at some point in their lives. Concepts are building blocks that construct theories. A concept analysis will clarify the meaning, theoretical and operational definitions of the concept, for use in theory or research (Walker & Avant, 2011). The research on resiliency has increased and today, policy and practice stakeholders have interest on its impact on health, well-being, and quality of life (Zimmerman, 2005). The purpose of this concept of analysis is to develop an operational definition of the theoretical concept of resilience. This will allow readers to understand or “get inside the concept”, to understand its workings (Walker & Avant, 2011), and apply resilience to evidence-based practice.…
What is the definition of resilient to you? Flexible? Can adapt to any situation that person or thing is put in? How about Danielle Burt; a 30-year-old female surfer from San Diego who lost her leg in traumatic motorcycle accident. I read an article called, “First Female Above the Knee Amputee Surfer, Danielle Burt, Catches Wave,” that tells the reader about how a young woman at the top of her game, hits rock bottom after a bad turn that changes her life. But Burt shows resilience after finding out she was an above the knee amputee, by teaming up with the Navy Medical Center to create a modified leg, that allowed her to stand up when she surfed.…
“The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.”- Bear Grylls. The reasoning behind the most important survival traits comes from survivors and a former park ranger, as their experiences provide insight. Under the pressure to survive in a critical situation, a person must have mental and physical strength, despite the expectation to simply remain hopeful.…
Life is full of tough breaks, work emergencies, school deadlines, personal rejection, illness, raising children, and family tragedies. These trials can cause a defeatism mentality or give rise to resilience in how a person handles and copes with unwelcomed or unexpected events. American citizens have witnessed both extremes, of the ability to cope, through school shootings, the planes hitting the twin towers, workplace violence, soldiers lost in war, as well as numerous weather related disasters. The ability to manage change and stress with a strong and pliable demeanor is something I witness in the compelling actions of leadership that I admire.…
Life is fraught with challenges to be overcome and obstacles to experience, and from the start we must learn how to bounce back from those challenges and obstacles. In Anna Harrington’s article, “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way”, she defines resilience in a number of facets and argues that resilience is key to conquering life successfully. She states that resilience, or the art of bouncing back, is not about struggling in isolation, but about using and mobilizing normal human processes such as coping. (Harrington, 2012)…
One of my greatest strengths is resilience. From a young age, I have learned to remain positive in seemingly hopeless situations. I come from a broken family. My father was abusive and my mother acted as a single parent. Due to the strains of raising two children alone with a meager income, I became the other parent my family needed. I babysat my sister when I was still a child and acted as the emotional support my mom and sister needed. Over the years, I have continued to be their fundamental support and ultimately began placing their needs above my own, as my primary concern was to keep them safe. Through everything, ranging from daily abuses to neighbors alerting the police in extreme cases, I was the rock that my family could lean on even…