Human Growth and Development / Unit 1 HGD 0017 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Resilience
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The idea
Resilience is the capacity for adapting well in the face of adversity, a definition the American Psychological Association gives.
In practice
A child meeting serious hardship at home and still reaching the typical milestones.
Where people slip
Risk and resilience are paired in the exam's outline: the hardships that threaten development, and the capacity to meet them.
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