Deck 10: Resilience

Question 1

Which of the following is true of resilient people?

A) They do not experience negative emotions
B) They can experience positive emotions even during difficult times
C) They rarely experience positive emotions
D) None of the above are true

Answer 1

They can experience positive emotions even during difficult times

Question 2

Which of the following is true of resilient people?

A) They seem not to have a fight or flight response
B) They always chose to fight rather than flee
C) They always chose to flee rather than fight
D) They react appropriately to stress and then return to normal functioning when threat has passed

Answer 2

They react appropriately to stress and then return to normal functioning when threat has passed

Question 3

Which of the following is associated with positive emotions?

A) Lower blood pressure
B) Decrease in physiological arousal
C) Feelings of safety
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Which 14-item test was designed to measure how well a person can adapt their behavior to meet the demands of changing situations?

A) Child and Youth Resilience Measure
B) Child Behavior Checklist
C) Ego-Resiliency Scale
D) Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children

Question 5

What is the name of the 28-item test designed to assess the level of support a person has to be resilient across individual, relational, community and cultural domains?

A) Child and Youth Resilience Measure
B) Child Behavior Checklist
C) Ego-Resiliency Scale
D) Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children

Question 6

Which test requires parents and teachers to assess a child's behavior and emotional functioning?

A) Child and Youth Resilience Measure
B) Child Behavior Checklist
C) Ego-Resiliency Scale
D) Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children

Question 7

Which of the following statements about resiliency is true?

A) At least 50% of maltreated children are resilient when resiliency is measured across several domains.
B) Between 16 and 35% of maltreated children are resilient when resiliency is measured across several domains.
C) On average, males are more likely to be resilient following maltreatment than are females.
D) Resiliency does not change over time - once resilient, always resilient.

Question 8

What did Liem, James, O'Toole and Boudewyn (1997) find about the differences between resilient and non-resilient sexual abuse victims?

A) The abuse started earlier for the non-resilient group
B) The abuse started later for the non-resilient group
C) The perpetrator was a family member more often for the non-resilient group
D) Physical force was used more often with the non-resilient group

Question 9

Which parenting style is most strongly associated with resiliency?

A) Authoritative
B) Authoritarian
C) Permissive/Indulgent
D) Neglectful

Question 10

Which temperament is associated with resiliency?

A) Difficult
B) Easy
C) Slow-to-warm-up
D) None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding the research findings on intelligence and resiliency?

A) Intelligence is always positively associated with resiliency
B) Intelligence is never associated with resiliency
C) The findings are inconsistent
D) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT associated with resiliency following sexual abuse?

A) Discussing the abuse
B) Minimizing the abuse experience
C) Reframing the abuse in a more positive way
D) Dwelling on the abuse

Question 13

Which of the following children would be most at risk for developing depression following child maltreatment?

A) Jenny, who has two long alleles for the 5-HTT gene
B) Sally, who has one long allele and one short allele for the 5-HTT gene
C) Beth, who has two short alleles for the 5-HTT gene
D) All three girls would be equally likely to develop depression

Question 14

Which of the following children is the most likely to be resilient following child maltreatment?

A) Jenny, who has two long alleles for the 5-HTT gene
B) Sally, who has one long allele and one short allele for the 5-HTT gene
C) Beth, who has two short alleles for the 5-HTT gene
D) All three girls would be equally likely to develop depression

Question 15

If a child is resilient after maltreatment, it means the perpetrator is not guilty of a crime.

Question 16

Resilient children do not experience negative emotions.

Question 17

People who are resilient experience positive emotions even during difficult times.

Question 18

People who suffer less extreme forms of maltreatment are more likely to be resilient than those who suffer from more extreme maltreatment.

Question 19

Males are more likely to be resilient following child maltreatment than are females.

Question 20

Resilient adults tend to have an external locus of control.

Question 21

Having two short alleles for the 5-HTT gene decreases the chances that you will be resilient following child maltreatment.

Question 22

List 3 things you should do when attempting to measure resiliency.

Question 23

List 2 factors that cause incidence rates for resiliency to vary across studies.

Question 24

Describe three mechanisms by which a supportive adult may help a child be resilient.

Question 25

List five community factors that are associated with resiliency.

Question 26

Why might religion and/or spirituality be positively associated with resiliency?