Historical Perspectives
The etymologic derivation of the word ‘resilience’ is from the Latin resiliens, which means ‘to rebound, recoil ’ and provides the basis for its application to a variety of areas. Dictionary.com defines resilience as an ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity or the like (online) (Resilience,2013a). Merriam – Webster dictionary (online) states resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change (Resilience,2013b).