RESILIENCE

FACTORS
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- the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to
resist, absorb, accommodate and recover from the effects of a
hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the
preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and
functions.

- the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after

something bad happens
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1. Social Support
- Increases well-being and limits distress after a trauma
- being connected to other makes it easier to obtain
knowledge needed for disaster recovery
…through Social Support
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…through Social Support
1. One gets practical help in solving problems/share tips about
coping
2. A sense of being understood and accepted
3. Sharing of trauma experiences
4. Getting comfort that what you went through and how you
responded is not “abnormal”
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2. Coping Confidence
- Research has found out that coping self-efficacy-
”believing that you can do it” is related to better mental
health outcomes for disaster survivors
- It is believing that you can cope with the results of a
disaster that has been found to help survivors to recover
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3. Hope
- Better outcomes after disaster or mass trauma are
likely if you have one or more of the following:
a. Optimism
b. Expecting the positive
c. Confidence that you can predict your life and yourself
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d. Belief that it is likely that things will work out well as

reasonably be expected
e. Belief that outside sources, such as the government
are acting on you your half with your welfare at heart
f. Belief in God
g. Positive superstitious belief, such as “I’m always lucky.”
h. Practical resources, including housing, jobs, money, etc.
“I can be changed by what happens to me,
but I refuse to be reduced by it .”

—MAYA ANGELOU
(An acclaimed American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer)
 Thank
you
TAMMY SALOME BERANGO-MOLATO, RN, LPT