“I think there are things that we can do to build resilience in each other,” by Sheryl Sandberg a American technology executive. The topic of resilience is also in the book “The Pact”. The two main doctors with the most resilience are Sam and Rameck. How they both have resilience is that they both are able to bounce back from their hard times and become successful. The Pact is a story of three men Sam, George, and Rameck who persevere through life. The nonfiction book, The Pact, by Davis, et al, proves that resilience is made up of social support, altruism, and facing fear, and between the two doctors, Sam and Rameck, one shows more grit and resilience than the other. Social support is one of the aspects of the book and what it is, is contact …show more content…
Resilience relates to this because when you face your fear you’re leaving your comfort zone to get stronger. Sam had left his home in Newark where he was comfortable to go school at Seton Hall. “...as we traveled blindly from the comforts and dangers of our old world through the challenging ones at Seton Hall.” This demonstrates how Sam left his home where he was always comfortable to go to school. In making this choice the story changes because Sam has been bad but now he’s leaving all that behind for an education. Rameck had left his boundaries and started to do drugs. “When we walked up to the brownstore where we get the drugs, a guy was standing at the door wearing a gun in a holster.” Although drugs might not seem to have anything to do with resilience. It is important to notice that doing drugs could teach somebody a lesson and grow stronger but that doesn’t always happen, what this means could be to never get into drugs again. In conclusion, facing fear is extremely important because it helps people grow from their fears. Overall, Sam shows more resilience than Rameck. In a nutshell, Sam shows more resilience than Rameck. Sam could’ve ranted and raved barbarically through the hard times but he pushed forward with social support, altruism, and facing fear. Although Ramack had done the same I believe Sam had more resilience overall. Everybody has resilience but some have more than others. Overall, Sam showed more resilience than
Resiliency is one concept that has never been the human races forte. Many things that happen in our current day and age require a great deal of perseverance and resiliency. People often will give in to the problems in their lives and learn to accept them, instead of persevering through them and working out the issues. The fact of the matter is, if you learn to persevere through problems, your life will be a lot more happy and pleasant to live. In Tennessee Williams’ play, “ A Streetcar Named Desire” suggests that you cannot give up on issues; you must be resilient to those issues and persevere to be happy.
In the novel characters learn how to reach out to one another. For example, in the beginning Gram completely secluded herself from the community and also her family but in the end opens herself up to the rest of the Tillerman children and also to others such as Mr. Lingerie, Maybeth?s obese piano teacher. Dicey learns how to except a helping hand from others such as Mina, a classmate who defends her when accused of plagiarism, and a ride home from Jeff a guitar-playing loner. From this, it shows the connection between reaching out and receiving.
When one has a positive outlook in difficult circumstances, it is the most important predictor of resilience; how quickly people recover from adversity. People who are resilient tend to be more optimistic and positive compared to less-resilient people. Resilient people are capable of preserving their optimism and controlling their emotions through some of the most difficult circumstances ("The Benefits of Optimism"). The dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine Dr. Dennis Charney found resilience in 750 Vietnam War veterans. He examined these war veterans who were held as prisoners of war for six to eight years. These 750 men were remarkably resilient throughout these tortured years. Unlike many of their fellow veterans, they did not develop depression or PTSD after they were released. Even though they experienced enormous stress, they kept a positive attitude. It was found that their secret was ten characteristics that distinguished them from the other men; and the top one was optimism ("The Benefits of Optimism"). These men endured painful conditions and could have ended up with a l...
Resilience is having the motive to go through hard times and ‘bounce back’ from them and learnt how to deal with certain situations. To be resilient you must have a positive point of view on life. Anh’s book ‘The happiest refugee’ He was born into a 1970’s Vietnam, He and his family were forced to leave their country due to seeking safety and freedom from war. Anh uses resilience through his comedic, selfless actions. Resilience has allowed Anh to improve the quality of his life, and the lives of those around him.
Resilience and hardiness has long been a topic of research and discussion within different paradigms and fields of study, for example, in military psychology, psychiatry, health statistics and measurement, medical anthropology, education, medicine and organizational settings. Resilience means the skills, abilities, acquaintance, and insight that accumulate over time as people struggle to conquer adversity and meet challenges. It is an ongoing and developing fund of energy and skill that can be used in current struggles (Saleebey, 1996; Liebenberg, 2005).Most commonly, the term resilience has come to mean an individual's ability to overcome adversity and continue his or her normal development.
In class, we learned that family resilience is a family’s ability to bounce back after dealing with a harsh situation. Elasticity and buoyancy are two essential pieces in family resilience. Elasticity means the family is able to conserve their established patterns after dealing with a harsh situation. On the other hand, buoyancy is the family’s ability to rapidly recover from a tough situation. Reading this article, helped me realize that both, families and children, need social support in order to build resilience. In fact, this article states that children need school and community support when trying to overcome a hardship. In addition, the textbook and the article provide similar ways which adults, especially teachers, can help children be more resilient. For example, both state that teachers should focus more on their students’ strengths and less on their
This essay will include a definition and description of what resilience is, as well as how resilience relates to the field of social care, and why resilience is relevant to the work carried out by a social care worker.
Resiliency is the ability to successfully overcome adversity (Seccombe, 2016). Learning resilience is a lifelong process. Elements at the macro and micro level produce the harsh conditions or recovery mechanisms (Seccombe, 2016). Macro-level elements include political and social systems. Micro-level elements consist of the family system and an individual’s characteristics. Additionally, it is these environmental factors and individual characteristics that foster either resignation or resilience (Seccombe, 2016). The book Louisa (Emmel, 2007), illustrates how a culture’s social policy was restrictive while the family structure and individual characteristics were the protective/recovery means that provided resilience.
In life, I face obstacles that I must learn to overcome. I encounter obstacles everyday trying to organize large groups of surgeons and accommodate their surgery, clinical and personal schedules to get them to an educational meeting. In the article “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way” written by Anna Harrington, she reflects on how resilience is important when trying to solve stressful situations.
Around the world many people are faced with adversities and constant obstacles in the life that they will have to overcome. People often have to face adversities such as death, poverty, illness, disabilities, and environmental issues on a daily. Many people can overcome the adversities they are faced with, while others may struggle and need help overcoming their situation. Never the less if a person fails or succeeds at overcoming their situation this is still a part of their resilience.
168). He explains that studies from this area identify individuals who experience severe stress such as poverty or substance abuse and then examine how they achieve success despite these circumstances. This knowledge has provided the framework for the study of educational resilience. Wang, Haertel, and Walberg (1994) explain that educational resilience focuses on the success of those individuals who experience personal hardship caused by environmental conditions. The community college students chosen for this study are educationally resilient because they are in the process of obtaining their college degrees despite the difficult circumstances that they face on a daily basis. For most of these participants, every day is a struggle, and yet they continue to beat the odds. Researchers who study educational resilience note that these community college students travel on a journey that is marked by protective factors (Benard, 2004; Morales, 2000). These factors, which are often divided into personal and environmental categories, protect the students against the adverse conditions that they face on a daily basis (Morales, 2000; Wayman,
According to the American Psychological Association website, there are 10 different ways to build resilience. Those 10 ways are Make connections, Avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems, Accept that change is a part of living, Move toward your goals, Take decisive actions, Look for opportunities for self-discovery, Nurture a positive view of yourself, Keep things in perspective, Maintain a hopeful outlook, Take care of yourself, and Additional ways of strengthening resilience may be helpful (apa.org). In my perspective, three out of the 10 different ways to build resilience are more important: Make connections, avoid seeing crises as insurmountable problems, and accept that change is part of living.
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George, Sam, and Rameck worked all their lives to stay out of the streets, although they encountered many bumps and bruises, they never were willing to give up the one thing they all dreamed about, overcoming obstacles to become the best doctors of their ability. This paper was more challenging because I had to relate it to the book, The Pact. I found that at first I didn't relate it to the book at all. You can see this in my first draft. But as the suggestions came, and I reworked my paper, it turned out to be a nice paper.
From my understanding, I have come to view resilience as the art of not dwelling. This personal definition, I recognize, only summarizes half of the word’s meaning, not even touching on the action of recovery. I chose to view it in this way because, I find it helps me to find it manageable. I often struggle with experiencing difficulties or changes, I often find myself internalizing my problems which leads me to introspection and self doubt. By concentrating on a single facet I am able to better manage resilience. Despite my choice to ignore the second half on the word’s meaning, by choosing not to dwell, I have found recovery becomes easier to achieve. As a person who prefers math and science, problem solving from an analytical perspective is an enjoyable task, but when emotions are involved the process gets derailed or takes longer. I have found that using my strategy of not dwelling I am able to analytically look at my situation and consider my next steps to