Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychological Resilience

The human ability to adapt in the face of tragedy, trauma, adversity, hardship, and ongoing significant life stressors.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The human ability to adapt in the face of tragedy, trauma, adversity, hardship, and ongoing significant life stressors.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Resilience
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Resiliency
  • Resiliency, Psychological
  • Psychological Resiliency
  • Resiliences
  • Resiliencies
  • Psychological Resilient Responses
  • Resilient Responses, Psychological
  • Stress Immunity
  • Immunity, Stress
  • Psychological Resilient Response
  • Resilient Response, Psychological
  • Response, Psychological Resilient
  • Stress Immunities

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2009

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Tree Number

  1. F02w.940w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychological Resilience. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055500. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055500
  2. Psychological Resilience. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_resilience
  3. Psychological Resilience. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4105337