This article presents a theoretical revision and a critical discussion, from a clinical case, about resilience concept in the hospitalization context. Scielo and BVS-Psi based the literature review. Resilience, as individual capacity to face risk situations in a healthy way, presenting adaptive answers to adversities, it is an important concept to be understood by health professionals. Analyzing sickness during hospitalization period in general hospitals, allows a better understanding of facilitating conditions to resilience and open possibilities for prevention work and health promotion in these institutions.
Resilience; Hospitalization; Risk