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The concept of "resilience" is coined to refer to how ecological systems respond to disaster.

Date: 1973

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The concept of "resilience" refers to the interconnected relationships of care and support between life systems that enables them to collectively survive unexpected tragedy and harm.

The term is originally coined by ecologists, but will later be applied to human psychology.