resillience

by resilience is meant the ability of individuals exposed to a potentially highly disruptive event to maintain both healthy psychological and physical functioning and the capacity for positive emotions.
the emergence of “positive psychology” as an area of research and practice that focuses on human strengths and virtues rather than on weaknesses and pathology. it also supports a basic tenet of positive psychology, namely, that the potential for individuals to handle adversity may be far greater than has previously been recognized.
resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their resolve, they find a way to rise from the ashes. psychologists have identified some of the factors that make someone resilient, among them a positive attitude, optimism, the ability to regulate emotions, and the ability to see failure as a form of helpful feedback. even after a misfortune, blessed with such an outlook, resilient people are able to change course and soldier on.
the positive capacity of people to cope with stress and catastrophe. it also includes the ability to bounce back to homeostasis after a disruption.