How Resilient Am I? Resilience is a term used to describe a persons ability to recover or adapt to change easily, effectively, and quickly.

This survey allows you to explore your level of resilience. Some statements will describe you better than others. There are no right or wrong answers. Reach each statement and indicate how much it is like you using the following scale ! &ever 'ike (e " Seldom 'ike (e # )bout *alf the Time 'ike (e $ +sually 'ike (e % )lways 'ike (e

Statement ! , - am a curious person who tends to ask questions and wants to know how things work. " , - can handle my emotions when changes happen in my life .grief, anger, sadness/0. # , - can turn things around for myself even when they are not going well. $ , - can come up with creative ways of meeting challenges by finding new ways to solve problems or by trusting my intuition .hunches0. % , -n hindsight, - can see that - am a better and stronger person after having dealt with negative experiences. 1 , - can predict when problems are going to happen and take steps to avoid or prevent them from happening. 2 , - can adapt to change in my life in healthy ways .for example, avoiding alcohol, drugs, or smoking as 3coping4 mechanisms0. 5 , - often find myself learning from experiences and am able to take that learning and apply it to other situations in the future. 6 , - take good care of myself. !7 , - can learn from the experiences of others and apply those lessons to my own life. !! , - work at improving my self,confidence and confidence on an ongoing basis. !" , - am hopeful during tough situations and expect things to work out well in the end. !# , - can listen well and respond to others with empathy .the ability to identify and understand the feelings of others0. !$ , - feel comfortable with mixed emotions or struggles .for example, 3cautious and trusting4, 3sensitive and tough4, 3unselfish and selfish40. !% , - try to find the humorous side of situations by laughing at myself or seeing the positive side of unexpected changes or experiences.
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The higher the score, the higher the degree of resilience you perceive yourself as having. (aximum score is 2%.

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How Resilient Am I? Interpreting Your Results The statements in the survey contain personal qualities, attitudes, and behaviours that can help you adapt to changes in life < traits that make you resilient. =or example ! , - am a curious person who tends to ask questions and wants to know how things work. The personal quality reflected in this statement is curiosity. The behaviour is showing interest in things.

*ighlight two statements for which you gave yourself the highest ratings and complete the chart below Statement > a0 -dentify the resiliency trait. b0 ?hat personal quality, attitude, or behaviour does the statement describe@ Aescribe a situation where you demonstrated this resiliency trait.

;ircle two statements for which you gave yourself the lowest ratings and complete the chart below Statement > a0 -dentify the resiliency trait. b0 ?hat personal quality, attitude, or behaviour does the statement describe@ Aescribe one way you can further develop this resiliency trait.

What are the Traits of a Resilient Person? =lexibility Toughness -nitiative ;reativity *opefulness 9ositivity Sense of *umour -nsightfulness

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