Ten-Year-Old Edward Has Just Started at a New School Where

Ten-year-old Edward has just started at a new school where the children make fun of his rural background and accent. He is also being bullied by one of the other children in his new neighbourhood. In spite of all this, Edward is able to focus on his personal strengths: He is smart and has always been able to make friends, has a family who loves him, and his new school has special classes for children like him who are gifted in the arts. Thanks to the _____________ in Edward's life, he is able to overcome the challenges of his childhood and grow into a happy and successful man.

A) primary appraisals
B) rebound gene
C) protective factors
D) Type R behaviour pattern
E) stressors