TENSIONS ABOUT TIME

LATENESS EXCUSED TENSION HOSTILITY

AFRICA 2 HOURS 3 HOURS 4 HOURS

LATIN AMERICA ½ HOUR 1 HOUR 2 HOURS

NORTH AMERICA 5 MINUTES 15 MINUTES ½ HOUR

TIME ORIENTED PERSON

• Concerned with punctuality and being on time.

• Uses time wisely to make sure to get the most out time.

• Runs on a tight schedule, with goal directed activities.

• Emphasis on dates and history.

EVENT ORIENTED PERSONS

• CONCERN FOR DETAILS REGARDLESS OF TIME

• WILL TRY TO FIX A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS SOLVED REGARDLESS OF EXHAUSTION.

• HAS A ‘LET COME WHAT MAY’ OUTCOME WITH NO LED SCHEDULE.

• EMPHASIS ON PRESENT EXPERIENCES RATHER THAN THE PAST OR FUTURE.

Tensions in Judgment

Left Hemisphere

verbal rational analytic

(dichotomistic) digital

Right Hemisphere

pictorial emotional synthetic

(holistic) anological

A DICHOTOMISTIC THINKER

Judgments are black and white

Categorizes people in specific roles

Details are sorted and ordered to form a clear pattern.

Judgments are open-minded, the whole person and all circumstances are taken into consideration.

Information and experiences are seemingly disorganized. Details stand as

independent points complete in themselves.

A HOLISTIC THINKER

TENSIONS IN CRISIS

Crisis Oriented

1. Anticipates Crisis2. Emphasizes Planning3. Follows

Procedures4. Seeks expert advice

Non-Crisis Oriented

1. Downplays possible crisis

2. Focuses of actual experiences

3. Seeks solutions from multiple options

4. Distrusts expert advice

Tension Over Goals

Task Oriented

• Focuses on tasks • Finds satisfaction in achieving goals• Seeks friends with similar goals• Accepts loneliness and social deprivation for the sake of achievements.

People Oriented

• Focuses on persons and relationships • Finds satisfaction in interaction• Seeks friends who are group oriented• Sacrifices personal achievements for group interaction.

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