Countering Depression with the Five Building Blocks of Resilience.

Grotberg, Edith H.

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ERIC Number: EJ612641

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Countering Depression with the Five Building Blocks of Resilience.

Grotberg, Edith H.

Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, v4 n1 p66-72 Fall 1999

Provides strategies for reducing the risk of youth retreating into depression when faced with adversities in life, by helping them develop the building blocks of resilience (trust, autonomy, initiative, industry, identity). Reports that these building blocks have proven effective in fostering and strengthening resilience. (Author/JDM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Coping, Counseling, Depression (Psychology), Personal Autonomy, Resilience (Personality), Self Esteem, Trust (Psychology)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: "The Quiet Ones: Depression in Children." For related articles, see CG 555 779-791.