PSF8630 Week 2

Elements of Resilience

For this discussion:

Describe three elements of resilience.

What is meant by “resilience trajectory?

Discuss in detail one factor that contributes to or fosters resilience, referencing at least one source within this unit.

Are you resilient? What has contributed to your own resilience? What might you do to enhance your resilience at this stage in your life?

References
The Road to Resilience brochure, on the American Psychological Association’s Web site at http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=6

Fact Sheet: APA Fostering Resilience in Response to Terrorism for Psychologists Working with First Responders at http://www.deep.med.miami.edu/media/Fostering%20ResilRespTer1stRespAPA.pdf

Fact Sheet: Fostering Resilience in Response to Terrorism for Psychologists Working with People of Color at http://www.deep.med.miami.edu/media/FstRsilRspTerColorAPA.pdf