Resilience: Dictionary Definition - Jeffrey Zeig

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Resilience: Dictionary Definition

Resilience

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Resilience

Medical Dictionary

re?sil?ience definition

Pronunciation: /ri©\?zil©\y?n(t)s/

Function: n

1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its

size and shape after deformation caused especially

by compressive stress

2 : an ability to recover from or adjust easily to

misfortune or change resilience

resilience (r??z?l??ns) ¡ª n

1. Also: resiliency the state or quality of being

resilient

2. ecology the ability of an ecosystem to return

to its original state after being disturbed

3. physics the amount of potential energy

stored in an elastic material when deformed

Resilience: Thesaurus

Main Entry: Bounce

? Definition: Spring

? Synonyms: , bounciness, bound, , buoyancy, elasticity, flexibility, give, hop,

recoil, resilience , springiness

Main Entry: Stamina:

? Definition: strength, vigor

? Synonyms: energy, gutsiness, indefatigability, intestinal fortitude, power

of endurance, resilience , resistance, starch, staying power, toleration,

vitality, zip

? Antonyms: Apathy, lack, laziness, weakness

Main Entry: Staying Power:

? Definition: stamina

? Synonyms: backbone*, endurance, fortitude, grit, guts*, gutsiness, heart,

intestinal fortitude, legs, power of endurance, resilience , tolerance,

vitality

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Resilience: Thesaurus

Main Entry: Elasticity

? Definition: stretchiness

? Synonyms: adaptability, adjustability, flexibility, fluidity, give, malleability,

plasticity, pliancy, resilience , rubberiness, springiness, suppleness

? Antonyms: rigidity

? Main Entry: Flexibility

? Definition: elasticity, adaptability

? Synonyms: adjustability, affability, complaisance, , docility, extensibility,

flaccidity, flexibleness, give, limberness, litheness, plasticity, pliability,

pliancy, resilience , springiness, suppleness

Sculpting Exercise

Working from the ¡°bottom up¡±.

? Antonyms: constraint, inelasticity, inflexibility,

Sculpting Exercise I

? One person, the subject, sculpts himself into a posture (which

can be kinetic) that represents either rigidity OR apathy OR

fragility (chose one) , and silently finds a metaphoric title that

represents that posture. The group must ask how specifically

the person represents the title.

? The group secretly meets and decides on a minimal

behavioral change that would alter the somatic sensations,

making them worse. Tell the subject to make that change. The

subject then decides whether or not the alteration changes

the title. The subject does not tell the group the title, but can

say how the title changed.

? If the suggestion does not change the concept, then the group

has to ask for another small change that does change the

word (which represents the person¡¯s experiential reality).

Sculpting Exercise II

? One person, the subject, sculpts himself into a posture (which

can be kinetic) that represents a specific aspect of resilience:

bounce, staying power, flexibility, staying power, elasticity

(chose one one) , and silently finds a metaphoric title that

represents that posture. The group must ask how specifically

the person represents the title.

? The group secretly meets and decides on a minimal

behavioral change that would alter the somatic sensations,

making them better. Tell the subject to make that change.

The subject then decides whether or not the alteration

changes the title. The subject does not tell the group the title,

but can say how the title changed.

? If the suggestion does not change the concept, then the group

has to ask for another small change that does change the

word (which represents the person¡¯s experiential reality).

Sculpting Exercise I©\A (Variations)

? One person, the subject, sculpts himself into a posture (which

can be kinetic) that represents rigidity OR apathy OR fragility

(chose one) , and silently finds a metaphoric title that

represents that posture. The group must ask how specifically

the person represents the title.

? The group secretly meets and decides on a minimal

behavioral change that would alter the somatic sensations,

making them worse. Tell the subject to make that change. The

subject then decides whether or not the alteration changes

the title. The subject does not tell the group the title, but can

say how the title changed.

? If the suggestion does not change the concept, then the group

has to ask for another small change that does change the

word (which represents the person¡¯s experiential reality).

Variation I: Have the person describe his reality in the sculpture. Have the

person state the titles rather than keeping them silent.

Variation II: Make an ironic change.

Sculpting Exercise II©\A (Variation)

? One person, the subject, sculpts himself into a posture (which

can be kinetic) that represents a specific aspect of resilience:

bounce, staying power, flexibility, staying power, elasticity

(chose one one) , and silently finds a metaphoric title that

represents that posture. The group must ask how specifically

the person represents the title.

? The group secretly meets and decides on a minimal

behavioral change that would alter the somatic sensations,

making them better. Tell the subject to make that change.

The subject then decides whether or not the alteration

changes the title. The subject does not tell the group the title,

but can say how the title changed.

? If the suggestion does not change the concept, then the group

has to ask for another small change that does change the

word (which represents the person¡¯s experiential reality).

? Variations I: Have the person describe his experience.

? Variation II: Have the person state the title openly

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Therapist Sculpting Exercise III

? Have someone act as the therapist and mirror your

problem sculpture. Check with the subject to be sure

that you are reasonably accurate. Describe your

phenomenology and somatic sensations from the

position of their sculpture.

? Variations: Make it worse; make it better. Describe

the changes. State the title for the sculpture in each

case. The subject can make a small positive or

negative change in the therapist¡¯s sculpture of his

problem. Conduct the same process with solutions.

Depression¡ªSculpting Exercise III©\A

(Variation)

Have the entire group mirror the problem or

solution sculpture and have each describe

his/her reality in the sculpture.

Sculpting Exercise IV

Sculpting Exercise V

? Do the same exercise with a solution, e.g.,

happiness, enthusiasm, creativity, etc. Do two

versions, one in which you increase it and one

in which you decrease it.

? Have the patient use the entire group to

construct a solution sculpture, each person

representing a separate facet of the solution.

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