| Question | Answer |
| What is the difference between resilience, stress resistance, and thriving? | |
| Resilience | To bounce or spring back"T -To bounce back or recover from a stressful event. |
| Stress Resistance | not showing any negative effects in the context of stressful event or following stressful events. |
| Thriving or Growth | going beyond the previous level of funtioning in the context of or following stressful events. |
| What is the difference between stress as stimulus and stress as response? | |
| Stress as a stimulas | or something that happens to us. |
| Stress as a response | or the way that we repond physiologically, cognitively, or emotionally. |
| What are the four catogories of resilience resourses? | a.)Spiritual/motivational factors b.)Cognitive competencies c.)Behavioral/Social competencies d.)physical well being and physical competencies |
| What are the five personal resourses for resilience in the model of resilience presented in class? | Mindfulness, Mood clarity, Purpose in life, Optimism, Active Coping |
| Mindfulness | Enables you to confront and fully take in all of the information available during the experience of a stressful event. |
| Mood Clarity | Enables you to make sense of your emotional experience of the event in a way in which you can understand how it affects you and what choices to make about what to do next. |
| Purpose in Life | Helps to orient you to what is most important and provide motivation and direction for coping with the event. |
| Optimism | Enables you to envision a positive outcome to the stressful event and helps give you the confidence necessary to engage in coping efforts. |
| Active Coping | Involves engaging in coping efforts that are necessary for bouncing back from the stressful event. |
| What are the four different paths or trajectories that people follow after a major stressful event. | 1. Resilience 3. Chronic 2. Recovery 4. Delayed |
| What are the two Positive Psychology paths or trajectories? | 1. Resilience – bounce back very quickly. 2. Recovery – bounce back less quickly. |
| What are the six categories of growth or positive change that people report? | 1.Improved relationships with others 2.Increased personal strength 3.Greater appreciation of life 4.Discovering new values and possibilities 5.Spiritual growth 6. Finding meaning and purpose 6. |
| Improved relationships with others | the example of getting closer to a spouse in going through cancer or other illness. |
| Increased personal strength | “I can get through anything,”combat veterans, undergraduate degree and work and raise kids? |
| Greater appreciation of life | more gratitude for everything, every day is a gift after facing death. |
| Discovering new values and possibilities | internal vs. external superficial, family, friends or personal growth rather than money or material goods. |
| Spiritual growth | can mean many things – grow in relation to sacred or divine, AA, cross > resurrection. |
| Finding meaning and purpose | MADD, more empathy and compassion, help others with same or similar kind of trauma or stress. |
| Jo | detemined, smart, independent, vibrant, great mom, best friend, kind hearted, goes after what she deserves! |
