ABSTRACT
Mental toughness can often explain much of the reason why people behave differently when dealing with stressors. Mental toughness is often mistaken for resilience. Resilience is often defined as a function of control and commitment. If a mentally tough individual was asked to do something that most people saw as challenging, their default response would be to do it and these would be the thoughts that would typically be running through their heads. Mental sensitivity is the other end of the scale from mental toughness. There is nothing wrong essentially with being mentally sensitive. Mentally tough people will achieve in most environments. They may feel let down by others—parents, teachers etc. The four components are described in the Mental Toughness Questionnaire 48 measure through four scales called the four C's — Control; Challenge; Commitment and Confidence.
