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Introduction to resilience

Anne-Laura van Harmelen explains what resilience exactly is.

In the previous weeks, you have learned about the most common psychological problems. Now we turn to resilience.

In this video, Anne-Laura van Harmelen explains that resilience is mentally being able to take a hit. Someone with resilience has a lower chance of getting psychological problems.

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Young People and Mental Health

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