What is resilience, according to Rutter (1990)?
A.when a person chooses to maintain a thought even at risk
B.when an individual maintains adaptive behavior in spite of serious risk factors.
C.the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Resilience is a process; a series of steps a child can complete to manage stress during adversity
Recovery from adversity is possible, even if not inevitable
Resiliance is a trait that a child 'has'
What are protective factors?
A.characteristics of an individual.
B.Conditions or attributes (skills, strengths, resources, supports or coping strategies) in individuals, families, communities or the larger society that help people deal more effectively with stressful events.
Does poverty (risk factor) affect a child's normal development?
Resiliance can be cultivated by promoting risk factors
Risk factors may not have long-term effects if there is an increase in protective factors
How did Werner and Smith (2001) carry out their Kauai longitudinal study?
A.a multiracial cohort of 698 children, born on the Hawaiian island of Kauai
B.600, black american children, born in Kauai
C.622 children, born in Texas, living in Kauai
Did one-third of the children develop into competent, confident, and caring adults, who succeeded in their school, home, and social lives. They had realistic goals and expectations for themselves, and by the age of 40, they were all working and had no specific problems.
How can resiliance be cultivated into a child life?
A.By promoting risk factors
B.by promoting protective factors
C.none of the above
Do parents play a key role in a child healthy development?
State one feature that makes this study reliable, Werner and Smith (2001)
A.It takes into consideration different cultures and ethnicities
B.risk factors were real and not lab created
C.its a longitudinal study
What did Walker et al aim to investigate?
A. risk factors in developing countries
B.protective factors in developing countries
C.effect of after-school programs on the development of academic performance and motivation for disadvantaged children
What is the difference between an FMRI and a MRI?
A.MRI scans image anatomical structure whereas FMRI image metabolic function
B.MRI scans dots on an image whereas FMRI scans movement on brain function
What was Coan, Schaefer and Davidsons (2006) aim?
A.The interaction of social support and biological resilience.
B.Show how this innate ability (resilience) interacts with contextual factors
How many women took part on the study? (Coan...)
A.20 women
B.30 women
C.17 women
D.16 women
Did the researchers use an FMRI or and MRI? (Coan...)
A.FMRI
B.MRI
C.None of the above
Safety cues and threat cues were shows in the study, what brain regions did they activate? (Coan...)
A.Fear
B.Anxiety
C.Fear and anxiety
D.Loneliness and depression
E.None of the above
What did the study' results show? (Coan...)
A.the brain's "protective response" was lowest when not holding their husband's hand.
B. the brain's "threat response" was lowest when holding their husband's hand and strongest when no hand was held.
What was their conclusion? (Coan...)
A.That social support is the key to resilience
B.That social support is the key to healthy development
C.that family support is key to resiliance