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...psychology. We hear a lot about resilient people, but what are they really like? Who are the resilient? How do you know one when you meet one? What factors play a role in resiliency? How can the educational and social system aid with resiliency in children.
There are some common characteristics that resilient people share. These characteristics show up in infancy and continue until adulthood. It is also possible to display resilient characteristics in one phase of development and not in another. Some characteristics, such as sociability, are stable throughout all phases of development. Other characteristics, such as the ability to control feeding behavior, are more specific to one developmental phase or another. One thing that resilient people do share, however, is the fact that they have overcome extreme or chronic stress or adversity.
To begin with infancy, resilient infants are active and energetic. They can elicit positive responses from other people. When they are toddlers, resilient children display an array of characteristics. Intelligence, autonomy, and sociability. During the middle childhood years, characteristics presented in early childhood continue and others arise. They are guided by a more internal locus of control and have a better self-concept than their counterparts. In adolescence, resilient children continue to show superiority over their non-resilient counterparts. Sociability, androgyny, and autonomy continue as does an internal locus of control. However, intelligence has been known to make them more sensitive. They have a better self-concept and are less likely to commit delinquent acts or require the aid of mental health services.
A myriad of characteristics are related to resilience. However, there are five that seem to show up consistently across the life span. These five are cognitive superiority, autonomy, androgyny, social...
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