Resilience is a concept that has been applied to research and
practice in nearly every possible area of life and academia - from
science to sociology, psychology, nursing, and medicine to business
and ecology. With an understanding of its derivation and definition,
an integrative literature review was conducted from the perspective
of its relationship to psychology and mental health using Walker and
Avant (2011). As a consequence of this literature review, the characteristics
or ‘defining attributes’ of resilience most often described by
investigators in the area of psychiatry and social behavior were identified
(Holaday & McPhearson, 1997). The explanation of antecedents
and consequences was incorporated into the case presentations
focusing on HIV/AIDs population who are faced with adversity and
have the potential for resilience.