KNOW YOUR

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 Adversity Quotient
• According to Paul Stotlz

Adversity Quotient is the ability to handle adverse

situations in life. Adversity Quotient is important to

control thoughts over action in order to be adaptive to the

changing environment around us.

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Kinds of Adversities
Physical Adversity

Mental Adversity

Emotional Adversity
•Physical disability is • Mental health •Emotional maturity • Social Adversity •Spiritual and Financial Adversity
the most obvious problems lead to makes a person face
form of physical anxiety and difficulties in life with
adversity. People who depression. ease. Feelings should •How we interact with people is •Spiritual Adversity: Faith in some
suddenly find be checked without kind of higher authority (God,
themselves from letting them •paramount to our success.
Being lonely increases our parents, teachers, elders, etc.) is
being normal to overcome us. important to have a healing effect
getting disabled, face •chance of frustration and
anxiety. on life’s problems.
a greater challenge.
Another form include •Financial Adversity: One of the
chronicpain, fatigue most difficult kind of adversity to
and obesity. face is financial loss. Some more
examples of adversities - tackling
an illness, completing education,
•death of a closed one, change in
financial state, poverty, taking a
loan, divorce, marital problems,
etc.

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Do you have the following Traits
?????

a) Have an active approach toward solving life's

problems.
b) Tend to perceive their experiences constructively.
c) Able to gain others positive attention.
d) Use faith to maintain a positive outlook.

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Research by Emmy Werner, computes
that children with high Adversity
Quotient have these traits
……. So if your answer was positive you
have a higher AQ

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 Types of Adversity Personality
The Quitters:
• Without a doubt there are plenty of people who choose to opt out, back out
and drop out. These are the quitters. Quitters get to the base of the mountain,
refuse to climb it, say, ’I can't climb’ and quit.
‘Man is not finished when he is defeated, he is finished when he quits.’
The Campers:
• The Campers are the most common type, who set up camp once their
definition of success is achieved. Weary of the climb, they terminate their
ascent and find a smooth comfortable plateau on which to hide from adversity.
In other words, they stop at the point where overcoming the next level of
adversity isn't worth it for them. And there, they choose to sit out their
remaining years.
The Climbers:
• Climber’s are the one who can’t stop striving for the top of the mountain, no
matter what it takes. Regardless of the background, advantages or
disadvantages, misfortune or good fortune, they continue the ascent. They do
not let anything stop them. Climbers are possibility thinkers, never allowing
age, gender, race, physical or mental disability, or any other obstacle to get in
the way of the ascent
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AQ is what separates the Climbers from Campers and Quitters. When the going gets tough,
Measuring Adversity Quotient:
CORE
• Dr. Paul Stoltz developed the Adversity Quotient (AQ)
to test the unconscious pattern of how people respond
to adversity and show how to increase it and thereby
help individuals become valuable in life.

Control -indicates as Ownership -searches Reach - indicates the

the exact reason for extent to which the Endurance -
to how much control
the adversity and the trouble affects other measures as to how
an individual has
willingness of the areas of the long the problem
overadverse
individual to take individual’s life and its effects last in
situations
necessary measures. individual’s life.

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HOW AQ HELPS
Your success in your work and in life is largely determined by your
Adversity Quotient (AQ).
• i) AQ tells you how will you withstand adversity and your ability to
surmount it.
• ii) AQ predicts who will overcome adversity and who will be
crushed.
• iii) AQ predicts who will exceed expectations of their performance
and potential and who will fall short.
• iv) AQ predicts who gives up and who prevails.

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 RESILIENCE

Resilience is the ability to

withstand adversity and bounce
back from difficult life events.
Being resilient does not mean that
people don’t experience stress,
emotional upheaval, and suffering.
Some people equate resilience
with mental toughness, but
demonstrating resilience includes
working through emotional pain
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 How to Build and Cultivate Resilience
It’s helpful to think of resilience as a process. The following are steps that can
help build resilience over time:
• Develop self-awareness. Understanding how you typically respond to stress and adversity is the first
step toward learning more adaptive strategies. Self-awareness also includes understanding your
strengths and knowing your weaknesses.
• Build self-regulation skills. Remaining focused in the face of stress and adversity is important but
not easy. Stress-reduction techniques, such as guided imagery, breathing exercise, and mindfulness
training, can help individuals regulate their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
• Learn coping skills. There are many coping skills that can help in dealing with stressful and
challenging situations. They include journaling, reframing thoughts, exercising, spending time
outdoors, socializing, improving sleep hygiene, and tapping into creative outlets.
• Increase optimism. People who are more optimistic tend to feel more in control of their outcomes.
To build optimism, focus on what you can do when faced with a challenge, and identify positive,
problem-solving steps that you can take.
• Strengthen connections. Support systems can play a vital role in resilience. Bolster your existing
social connections and find opportunities to build new ones.
• Know your strengths. People feel more capable and confident when they can identify and draw on
their talents and strengths.

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 How Resilient Are You?
• In general, resilient people have many of the following
characteristics:

• Locus of Control Focus on how you, as opposed to external forces, can

control the outcome of events.
• Social Support Rely on family, friends, and colleagues when needed.
• Problem-Solving Skills Identify ways within your control to work and
resolve a problem.
• Optimism When the going gets tough, believe in your ability to handle it.
• Coping Skills Find techniques to reduce stress and anxiety.
• Self-Care Make your mental, emotional, and physical health top
priorities.
• Self-Awareness Know your strengths and weaknesses and how to put
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