My Resilience
A trauma represents an injury- physical or emotional – to you or to those you love. It is important to know that trauma may be experienced also from witnessing injuries to others. When you experience a traumatic event, there are many reactions you may have. Such a stress can have complex after effects. While it is important to know, learn and build the capacities for resilience.
LessA trauma represents an injury- physical or emotional – to you or to those you love. It is important to know that trauma may be experienced also from witnessing injuries to others. When you experience a traumatic event, there are many reactions you may have. Such a stress can have complex after effects. While it is important to know, learn and build the capacities for resilience.
A trauma represents an injury- physical or emotional – to you or to those you love. It is important to know that trauma may be experienced also from witnessing injuries to others. When you experience a traumatic event, there are many reactions you may have. Such a stress can have complex after effects. While it is important to know, learn and build the capacities for resilience.
- Module
- Awareness
- Submodules
- Stress
- Group size
- Individual
- Small group
- Duration
- 30 - 60 min
Category: Online Material
CC - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
Keywords
resilience, trauma recovery, traumatic stress, recovery
Aims
To recognise and mobilize personal capacity for resilience
Participants
The activity is suitable for individual and group work (Small group between 7-12 participants).
Description
The following checklist contains characteristics connected with form of resilience. Tick those you believe describe you now. The more are confirmed, the more resilient you may be.
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I have a good self concept.
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I have good self-esteem.
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I am sensitive to others needs.
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I am generally cooperative with others.
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I am socially responsive.
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I have a good sense of humor.
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I am able to postpone getting my needs met.
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I am generally flexible.
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I can control my impulses when there is need to do so.
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I believe in the future.
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I plan for the future.
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I have a good support system.
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I recognize that I have many opportunities in Life available to me.
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I respect individual human beings.
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I am able to look for more than one solution to the problem.
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I am able to plan ahead.
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I have hobbies and interests.
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I have a positive view of life. (see life joys and sorrows)
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I am able to solve problems and have a strategy that I use.
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I celebrate myself regularly.
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I celebrate others regularly.
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I believe that I have some level of control over myself.
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I would rather take action than wait for something happen to me.
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I am able to find meaning even in bad things.
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I am someone others like and love.
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I am able to find someone to help me when I need it.
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I can ask questions in a creative way.
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I have a conscience that allows me to see my own goodness.
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I have a “knowing” about things that happen to and around me.
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I can separate and disengage from others if they are not good for me.
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I can attach to others and connect.
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If you want to build your resilience you need to monitor how you interact in the world.
If the exercise takes place in a group, the group leader should encourage discussion and group dynamics.
Since resilience can be learned, such conversation and discussion strengthens and encourages empowerment.
Material
paper and pen, poster
Method
Self-learning, self-awareness technique, innerview method, discussion, experiental learning.
Advice for Facilitators
The trainer should be skilled in group dynamics and have enough experiences to know how to enhance group cohesion and participants' interactions.
Source (APA)
Adapted from: Williams, M.B. and S. Poijula. 2016. The PTSD Workbook. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Handouts
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Contributor
Integra Institute (Sonja B. Eisenreich).
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