Stress resilience is the ability of an individual to cope with anxiety and tension. It is an attribute that helps the affected individual bounce back to a previous state of functioning following a major event in their life. The term may also refer to improved functioning after experiencing some difficulties. This is commonly known as post-traumatic growth. It is important to understand this phenomenon as a process that takes time to develop rather than a personal trait.
Naturally, most of us will react negatively to trauma, threats or adversity. Through the dynamic process of resilience, affected persons learn to drop negative behaviours and adopt a positive approach to things. This may be made possible through psychological treatments such as cognitive behaviour therapy. In the psychological therapies patients are encouraged to maintain a high self-esteem that will help them tackle their challenges. Social support especially from the immediate family is also very important.
There are a number of factors that have been identified as enhancing this attribute. Close relationships with your families and friends is one of them. This coupled to the ability to easily share experiences makes it much easier to cope with difficulties. Other factors include ability to seek help and resources, good communication skills and presence of a winning mentality.
Religion has been shown as one of the most important factors involved in developing a positive self-esteem in persons that are faced with challenging situations. It has been demonstrated through research that young persons that join the church improve their academic performance. The improvement appears to be related to the attendance of church and interaction with believers and not the doctrine. The church has traditionally exerted great influence on social, physical and emotional health.
Resilience can be determined objectively using what is known as resiliency quotient, SRQ. This is a measure of different aspects of life and uses them to estimate the quality of life. The main areas that have to be assessed include dietary behaviours as regards type of food and eating patterns, quality and duration of sleep and availability of family and social structures. Other aspects that have to be highlighted include physical exercise and level of income.
Once the resiliency quotient has been determined, the affected person is advised accordingly. Results of the assessment are expressed in percentiles. Persons that have a score that falls above the 90th percentile are regarded as being psychological stable. Those that score slightly below this can be assisted through a little social and medical support to restore normalcy. Those that score very lowly almost always need comprehensive medical support.
There are many systems that are affected by stress. The systems that are commonly affected include the musculoskeletal system where joint and muscle pains are commonly experienced, the parasympathetic system and the sympathetic system. Other systems include cognitive system where there may be abnormalities in memory, decision making, judgement and learning, the immune system and the emotional system. Treatment is therefore geared at resolving all these problems.
Stress resilience is a process that requires one to be actively involved in their recovery. It may take a long period of time or a short one depending on how committed one is. The most important thing is to develop a culture where you will strive to improve yourself on a daily basis. It is important to always have the family by your side for this to work.
Naturally, most of us will react negatively to trauma, threats or adversity. Through the dynamic process of resilience, affected persons learn to drop negative behaviours and adopt a positive approach to things. This may be made possible through psychological treatments such as cognitive behaviour therapy. In the psychological therapies patients are encouraged to maintain a high self-esteem that will help them tackle their challenges. Social support especially from the immediate family is also very important.
There are a number of factors that have been identified as enhancing this attribute. Close relationships with your families and friends is one of them. This coupled to the ability to easily share experiences makes it much easier to cope with difficulties. Other factors include ability to seek help and resources, good communication skills and presence of a winning mentality.
Religion has been shown as one of the most important factors involved in developing a positive self-esteem in persons that are faced with challenging situations. It has been demonstrated through research that young persons that join the church improve their academic performance. The improvement appears to be related to the attendance of church and interaction with believers and not the doctrine. The church has traditionally exerted great influence on social, physical and emotional health.
Resilience can be determined objectively using what is known as resiliency quotient, SRQ. This is a measure of different aspects of life and uses them to estimate the quality of life. The main areas that have to be assessed include dietary behaviours as regards type of food and eating patterns, quality and duration of sleep and availability of family and social structures. Other aspects that have to be highlighted include physical exercise and level of income.
Once the resiliency quotient has been determined, the affected person is advised accordingly. Results of the assessment are expressed in percentiles. Persons that have a score that falls above the 90th percentile are regarded as being psychological stable. Those that score slightly below this can be assisted through a little social and medical support to restore normalcy. Those that score very lowly almost always need comprehensive medical support.
There are many systems that are affected by stress. The systems that are commonly affected include the musculoskeletal system where joint and muscle pains are commonly experienced, the parasympathetic system and the sympathetic system. Other systems include cognitive system where there may be abnormalities in memory, decision making, judgement and learning, the immune system and the emotional system. Treatment is therefore geared at resolving all these problems.
Stress resilience is a process that requires one to be actively involved in their recovery. It may take a long period of time or a short one depending on how committed one is. The most important thing is to develop a culture where you will strive to improve yourself on a daily basis. It is important to always have the family by your side for this to work.
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