Social Sustainability
Psychological Resilience
The capacity to adapt and maintain wellbeing in the face of adversity — from disasters to chronic stress — increasingly applied to climate impacts.
Definition
Psychological resilience is the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or threatening experiences, maintaining or recovering mental wellbeing in the face of adversity, trauma or significant stress. It is not a fixed trait but a dynamic process shaped by individual resources, relationships, community support and institutions — and it can be strengthened through intervention.
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