Emotional Resilience
What is resilience?
The ability to handle life's stressors/crisis
Resiliency focuses on our ability to ?
Hint: starts with "A"
ADAPT
What is a stressor?
Something that causes upset in your life
How we think about an event influences how we react to it
TRUE- perception plays a huge role in our responses which leads to overall resiliency
Name two factors that can contribute to resilience
Ability to cope, good social supports, positive outlook, experience, social engagement, mindfulness
Resilience is like a ?
Hint: You have to work on it
MUSCLE
-sleep, weight, relationships, physical health
Resilience comes from external factors
FALSE- Resiliency is an internal process entirely based on the individual experiences
What are the three domains of Resilience?
Physical, Mental/Psychological, Social
Hint: Starts with an S
STRESSORS
1. Cognition- the way we think
2. Perception- The way we analyze/evaluate
3. Action- how we react
Its never too late to build resiliency
TRUE- Resilience is a skill which means it can be learned and practiced all throughout life!
Self-Aware, assertive, open-minded, flexible, healthy emotional expression, well-connected, solution-oriented
Resilience requires a lot of self-?
AWARENESS
What are some positive coping strategies for stress?
Taking breaks, reaching out for help, mindfulness, gratitude, physical exercise, maintaining good balance, expressing emotions,
Resilience does NOT mean we will never experience stress
TRUE! It isn't about avoiding hard things, it is about having the ability to get through them