Perspective Taking

Defining How to Effectively Use Your Energy + Looking at the bigger picture to understand the reactions of yourself and others + 4 Ps -Predisposing: What were the background factors (historical, personal traits, transference) that contributed to the person’s behavior? - Precipitating: What vulnerabilities and contextual factors precipitated the reaction? - Provocations: In what way might | have inadvertently provoked the behavior? - Plans: Did the person have good intentions?