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Research has shown that opportunities to be creative ( play music , dance , paint , do sport , etc .) motivate survivors and help them to find meaning in their lives . Helpers can facilitate access to such activities .
Once again , it is important to recall that how people display their reactions to traumatic events is influenced by their history , the resources they can draw on , and their vulnerabilities ; but also to mention that most people who experience traumatic events do not develop a lasting trauma disorder . They adapt successfully . Most people ( but not all ) are also ordinarily resilient , in the sense that they successfully manage the smaller setbacks and reverses that come with life . In evolutionary terms , resilience pass on an advantage : those who are not disabled by traumatic threats are more likely to survive .
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The nature of the traumatic event itself is therefore important . So too are the situation immediately after the incident ( how quickly help arrived ); the situation in the long term ( the quality and duration of support and rehabilitation that survivors have access to ); and the survivor ’ s inherited and acquired resilience . Whether a survivor shows mild or severe symptoms , or no symptoms , is influenced by a multiplicity of protective and disabling factors .
“ Research has shown that opportunities to be creative
( play music , dance , paint , do sport , etc .) motivate survivors and help them to find meaning in their lives . Helpers can facilitate access to such activities .”