Resilience & Coping
Resilience is often described as the ability of the individual to bounce back after having experienced hardship. Resilience is mostly based on personal strengths, resources, and psychological capital.
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The Crisis Kit: 5 Tools to Help Clients Through Turbulence
A note from the team here at PositivePsychology.com, concerning COVID-19… Like many of you, our hearts are heavy with concerns for the global community’s wellbeing. [...]
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5+ Ways to Develop a Growth Mindset Using Grit & Resilience
When was the last time you showed resilience? How about grit? It has been several years since Angela Duckworth’s TED talk catapulted these two traits [...]
Resilience Theory: A Summary of the Research (+PDF)
Life is never perfect. As much as we wish things would ‘just go our way,’ difficulties are inevitable and we all have to deal with [...]
6 Scales to Measure Coping + The Brief Cope Inventory
Sometimes life seems to pile up all at once. We find ourselves juggling a multitude of daily challenges, large and small, or unexpected events that [...]
The Connor Davidson + Brief Resilience Scales
The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale was developed by two researchers — Kathryn M. Conner and Jonathan R.T. Davidson. Connor is a psychiatrist and a researcher at [...]
What is Coping Theory?
What is your first reaction in the face of sudden stress? Do you make a plan to overcome it? Talk it out with your friends? [...]
Positive Reinforcement for Kids: 11+ Examples for Parents
Children don’t come with instructions and discipline is often experienced by parents and children alike as an arena where our will and wits are tested. [...]
How to Be Mentally Strong: 14 Ways to Build Mental Toughness
How resilient are you? Some people seem to quickly bounce back from personal failures and setbacks, while others find it much more difficult. When life [...]
23 Resilience Building Activities & Exercises for Adults
There is a buzz about resilience lately. Resilience is the ability to recover from setbacks and adapt to challenging circumstances and is required to thrive [...]
How to Build Resilience in Children: 30+ Tips & Examples
If only…. you could package your precious child in cotton wool and protect them from the hard knocks in life. The truth is – you [...]