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Resilience: Stressful Life Experiences

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One of the pillars of positive psychology according to Wong (2010) is resilience. Vaillant (2003) wrote that one way to view mental health is through resilience, which he defined as the use of coping strategies to overcome stressful life experiences. Additionally, Everly (2009) concluded that a central tenant of positive psychology is resilience. Resilience can be thought of as a person’s ability to cope effectively with negative life experiences, and it can develop as a person experiences positive personal growth through negative events (Dunn, Uswatte & Elliot, 2009). A variety of protective factors inside the person, in the culture, and in the environment combine to foster resilience (Greve & Staudinger, 2006). Thus, resilience is a vital
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