Module 2 of the Mental Health Literacy programme
Resilience
What resilience really is, why it is a skill rather than a fixed trait, and practical ways to build it, for individuals and communities.
About 45 minutes, 4 lessons, 10 activities
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About this module
Life guarantees adversity: exam failures, job losses, illness, bereavement, natural disasters. Resilience is the capacity to adapt in the face of these challenges. In this module you will discover that resilience is not a personality trait some people are born with, not the same as staying silent or forcing a smile, and not something we achieve alone. You will explore what resilience looks like in real Indian lives and communities, learn seven practical ways to build it, and meet the idea of antifragility: growing stronger through difficulty, not just recovering from it.
What you will learn
- Explain what resilience is and why it is a learnable skill rather than a fixed trait
- Distinguish resilience from avoidance, suppression and forced positivity
- Describe the role of social connection and collective resilience in Indian communities
- Apply practical strategies, including cognitive reframing and social support, to build resilience
- Explain antifragility and post-traumatic growth, and how resilience protects mental health
Syllabus
- 1
Understanding Resilience
What resilience is, and three myths that get in the way.
- Resilience and AntifragilityVideo, 3 min
- What Resilience Really IsReading, 4 min
- 2
Resilience in Real Life
Bending rather than breaking, in individuals and whole communities.
- Bending, Not BreakingReading, 4 min
- Practice Quiz: Recognising ResiliencePractice quiz, 5 min
- 3
Building Resilience
Seven practical ways to strengthen your resilience, starting today.
- Seven Ways to Build ResilienceReading, 3 min
- Reframing and Reaching OutReading, 3 min
- Your Resilience ToolkitCheck-in, 5 min
- 4
Growing Through Adversity
Antifragility, post-traumatic growth and the protective role of resilience.
- Antifragility and GrowthReading, 3 min
- Module SummaryReading, 1 min
- Graded Quiz: ResilienceGraded quiz, 12 min
Earn your certificate
Pass the graded quiz in each of the twelve modules and the final assessment to receive a verifiable Certificate in Mental Health Literacy.