What is Resilience?
What is the basic definition of resilience?
The ability to bounce back when times are tough and remain positive about life
Name ONE factor that contributes to resilience.
Any of the 8 factors (e.g. positive connections, realistic goals)
What is the "stimulus" in the framework?
The issue, situation, or person that evokes the response
Name ONE individual risk factor for drug use.
e.g. poor mental health, low self-esteem, genetic predisposition
Is "feeling embarrassed after being laughed at" the stimulus or the emotional response?
Emotional response
True or False: people are born resilient.
False — it's learned, not innate
Name one of the "4 Ways to Increase Resilience."
Reframe how you think / get adequate sleep / find a substitute for missed sleep / explore the power of positivity
What does "individual factors" refer to?
Aspects specific to that person that shape how strongly/differently they respond
What is a protective factor?
A positive asset that reduces the impact of risk factors
Give an individual factor that might make one person more affected by criticism than another.
e.g. low self-esteem, past bullying experience
Name TWO ways resilience can be described, other than "bouncing back."
Any two: holding your head up through challenges, giving things a go, being strong on the inside, coping and shrugging things off, standing up for yourself, getting back into shape after being bent/stretched
Why might accepting that change is inevitable help build resilience?
You're less likely to be blindsided or overwhelmed when change happens if you already expect it
Name all 5 parts of the framework, in order.
Stimulus, Emotional Response, Individual Factors, Appropriate/Different Response, Where to Access Help
What's one way to access professional mental health support at lower cost?
A Mental Health Care Plan from a GP (Medicare rebate)
Someone becomes anxious after losing their job. Give an appropriate response, not avoidance.
e.g. talking to family, updating their resume, seeing a counsellor
Why is it significant that resilience is learned rather than innate?
It means anyone can build it through practice — it's not reserved for people who are "naturally" strong
How does "looking for learning opportunities in every situation" support resilience?
It reframes hardship as a chance to grow rather than a purely negative event
Why is "individual factors" a separate step, rather than just stimulus → response?
The same stimulus affects different people differently depending on personality, support, and past experience
Name ONE question to ask before trusting a health product.
Name ONE question to ask before trusting a health product.
Why might two people have very different emotional responses to the same stimulus (e.g. a breakup)?
Different individual factors — support networks, coping skills, self-esteem
Why doesn't "bouncing back" mean returning to exactly how things were before?
Resilience often involves growth and adaptation, not being unaffected by hardship
Explain how TWO resilience factors could work together in a real situation.
Any reasonable combination (e.g. positive connections + realistic goals — supportive people make it easier to set and stick to achievable goals)
Why is "where to access help" part of an emotional response framework, not just a "fix"?
A healthy response often needs support beyond what someone can manage alone — naming real help makes the response actionable
Why does grief have "no set pattern"?
Everyone experiences and processes loss differently — no single correct timeline
Why isn't identifying "the problem" alone enough to understand someone's situation?
The same stimulus can trigger different responses depending on individual factors — full understanding needs all 5 parts of the framework