Question

Tomas experienced significant trauma at the age of 14 when his family lost their home and most of their community to a massive fire. Tomas's father and younger brother were severely burned, and Tomas is required to be a co-caretaker to both in order to help his mother while she works to sustain the family. Now 17 years old, Tomas maintains a 3.8 GPA, is optimistic, and serves as the captain of his tennis team, despite his challenges. Tomas's behavior demonstrates __________.

Answer 1

Answer: great psychological resilience

Explanation: Psychological resilience in an individual could be characterized by the possession of attributes such mental toughness, perseverance, recovery and a 'never say never' attitude until such individual makes a career breakthrough or becomes successful.

A cursory look at Tomas life experiences shows he had a very difficult and challenging childhood characterized by different tragic incidents at the age of 14. However, he remained tenacious, optimistic and resilient. Three years on he has been able to attain a leadership role within his group in college, while also maintaining a good academic grade point. He kept striving and hasn't been deterred by previous difficult experiences.

Answer 2

Tomas' behavior demonstrates that he has great psychological resilience.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the field of psychology, the term "resilience" refers to an individual's ability to deal with problems, adapt to diversity and not allow them to interfere in their professional, academic and other life. In other words, this term refers to someone's ability to endure their problems until they are able to overcome them, even if they still exist and are extremely delicate.

An example of this can be seen in the question above, where Tomas who went through very difficult times, lost his home and has to take care of his father and brother who were badly burned, manages to keep his grades high and manages to keep his title team captain.