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. 2020 Dec 21;14:596919. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.596919

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Resilience is regarded as a process that entails the dynamic and reciprocal relationships between features of the individual and their environment that influence (and are potentially triggered by) particular characteristics of the stressor and its appraisal. These appraisals may give rise to various responses to contend with the stressor (which might alter the stressor or bring about other stressors or protective factors). In the aftermath of stressor events, resilience might be fostered as a function of resources and processes that bring about feelings of safety and reassurance.