Resilience & Optimism Review

What is resilience?

• Keeping things inside

• Expressing how you feel and moving forward

• Avoiding difficult situations

• Not showing any emotions

How does positive self talk affect difficult situations?

• It has no impact

• It makes situations worse

• It helps us cope better

• It is not important for developing resilience

What is resilience?

• The ability to avoid difficult situations

• The ability to cope when things go wrong

• The ability to predict future events

• The ability to remember past experiences

What can resilience do?

• It makes you weaker than before

• It prevents things from going wrong

• It helps you to get through hard times

• It changes the outcome of the situation

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of resilient people?

• They see challenges

• They are empathetic

• They avoid taking responsibility

• They focus on what they can control

What is optimism?

• To always look at the negative side of things.

• To always look at the positive side of things.

• To see things as they are.

• To consider every situation as dangerous.

What is self-talk?

• A conversation with another person

• The talk that goes on inside your head

• A public speech about optimism

• A diary entry

Why is positive self-talk important?

• It helps with socialising

• It helps build resilience and achieve success

• It helps maintain physical health

• It is only useful for short-term challenges

What impact can self-talk have on a person?

• It has no impact on a person's life

• It can only be positive

• It can be positive or negative and helps you cope with challenges

• It is always negative and harmful

Which of the following is the positive self-talk statement?

• I don't need to do this

• I'll never be able to do this

• Is there anything I can do that will help me do this?

• I'm not good at doing this