Which term denotes the capacity to successfully meet life's challenges, nurtured to have a sense of self-determination, mastery, and hope?

• A. Self-Advocacy
• B. Resiliency
• C. Trauma Focused
• D. Prevalent Languages

Answer: (B)

Resilience is the capacity to cope with adversity, adapt to stress, and still move forward. When someone is resilient, they’re nurtured to have self-determination—the sense that they can influence outcomes; mastery—the feeling of being capable at handling problems; and hope—the motivation to aim for a better future. These elements together help a person meet life’s challenges, bounce back from setbacks, and maintain functioning. In peer support work, resilience is built by helping someone identify strengths, develop coping and problem-solving skills, and sustain supportive connections and goals. Self-advocacy focuses on speaking up for needs, trauma-focused approaches address trauma specifically, and prevalent languages isn’t a relevant concept here. So resilience best fits the description.