Exercise 1: What approach do I use?
Problem Diary
Complete the problem diary over the next 7 days. Reflect on your initial responses to the problem and how you dealt with it.
- Download and open the file in a PDF reader. If you can’t do this, you can download this free PDF reader from Adobe.
- Modify the worksheets by filling in the editable fields.
- No need to return us the documents. Everything will stay completely private!
Now ask yourself:
- Which approach did you use most – avoidant, emotional or problem solving?
- Which was most effective?
Sometimes things can get in the way of solving problems. We can think of these as obstacles that we need to overcome.
