A few experienced significant adversity without the help of a family -- surviving alone from their early teenage years onward.
Afflicted with polio as a child, Wilma Rudolph, overcame significant adversity to become an Olympic medalist.
A she-roe who overcame significant adversity, Wilma Rudolph has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
The second kind of stress, called "tolerable," said Shonkoff, "could potentially disrupt the brain architecture but doesn't if the child is buffered by supportive relationships". That loving support makes some children who suffer significant adversity — the death of a parent, an event like Hurricane Katrina, or living amid war or violence — more resilient than others.
Mandela reached an old age in spite of experiencing significant adversity, including 27 years in prison.
As a campaign creator who has delivered despite facing significant adversity, I was wondering if this worrying trend toward failed projects would affect the "fundability" of my future crowdfunding projects.
The finding that most patients and caregivers derived strength from their experiences is a testament to their resilience in the face of significant adversity.
As a gay, Black, masculine of center woman, Bell has faced significant adversity.
Luthar's basic definition of resilience is: "A dynamic process encompassing positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity.
Resilience is defined as "a dynamic process wherein individuals display positive adaptation despite experiences of significant adversity or trauma" [ 1].
e Overall, the findings from these interaction model analyses suggest that the resource factors examined tended to have a more general promotive capacity for all children regardless of their level of exposure to adversity, rather than a specific protective effect present only for children who have faced significant adversity.
