2x4 Therapy For The 21st Century: Crisis

There are many psychological and environmental influences that determine how an individual responds to a crisis. In the workplace powerful persuaders include: 1) the level of initiative allowed by the immediate supervisor and 2) the prevailing attitude of the employer regarding the outcome of previous crises.

Often, however, the first consideration by an employee is the degree of responsibility...
Originally posted at http://mindslaponline.blogspot.com/2010/12/psychological-and-environmental.html

As we get ready to start the New Year, most people are talking about new beginnings. I’d like to take a back door approach and talk about crises. Why? Because new beginnings can summon up a lot of crises in our lives!

Just mentioning that you're in a crisis can conjure up all sorts of negative or disaster-related thoughts and feelings even for the listener. That's because we generally view a...
Originally posted at http://mindslaponline.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-defines-crisis.html

How do most people deal with a crisis? The best approach, of course, is to cope effectively and to learn from the experience. This requires learning and using your crisis skills, of course, and we will be discussing these skills later.

The second approach, which is quite common, is that of the survivor. The survivor has primarily learned to shut off his or her emotions and concentrate solely on...
Originally posted at http://mindslaponline.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-do-you-approach-crisis.html