Resiliency

What is resilience?

• The ability to recover from, or adjust easily to, misfortune or change.

• Giving up and not trying to make the situation better.

• Being inflexible and unwilling to change.

• Becoming sensitive and taking changes in the workplace personally.

Which of the following show resilience?

• Turtle

• Pig

• Water

• A rock

Why is it important to be resilient in the workplace?

• It gives us stress which is good for our body.

• To adapt and bounce back when things don't go as planned

• Dwell on personal and professional failures.

• To continue making mistakes

The capacity of people to effectively cope with, adjust, or recover from stress or adversity is known as...

• Resilience

• Gratitude

• Competence

• Confidence

T or F: A person may be resilient in some situations and with come type of stressors, but not with other stressors.

• True

• False

T or F: Resilience involves behaviors, thoughts and accompanying feelings that can be nurtured, developed and learned.

• True

• False

What ability does resilience NOT reflect?

• Bounce back

• Beat the odds

• Engaging in self-berating speech

• Transforming pain into something positive

T or F: Resilience (positive emotions) and negative emotions can co-occur side-by-side.

• True

• False

Resilient people find it easy to ask others for help.

• True

• False

Ways to build resilience can be..

• Nurturing a positive view of yourself and your abilities.

• Making connections and building your social support network.

• Accepting that change is a natural and unavoidable part of life.

• Keeping things in perspective and in context.