Resilience can be defined as the ability to:

Prevent all stressful situations Bounce back from failure without any effort Maintain positive adjustment in the face of stress and adversity Achieve success without facing any challenges

Maintain positive adjustment in the face of stress and adversity

Resilience is a dynamic developmental process referring to the maintenance of positive adjustment under challenging life conditions. It has been described as the capacity to ‘bounce back’ in the face of stress and adversity.