As Humans we possess different levels of personality's which includes our Temperament.
We are all familiar with the term referring to a person having
"A Temper" which suggest this person is angered easily.
During Extreme Stressful situations such as an argument, encounter with a bad driver, or a bad shopping or dining experience, our Temperament is obviously affected negatively on different levels dependent upon the individual.
Lets say we establish 3 basic levels of Temperament:
*Moderate During extreme stress you remain calm and rational with minimal anger.
*Mid-level During extreme stress you remain rational but experience frustration, and began to express the frustration
in a subtle way.
*Maximum During extreme stress you basically become enraged, irrational, and basically explode
What level would you fall into? Please explain how you handle extreme stressful situations.
I still reserve the right to be mad later and hold a grudge after the person being a jerk is away from me.
I'm pretty consistently moderate. I try not to get stressed if I can avoid it, especially as the potential is always there. Getting worked up becomes a barrier so I've long since found strategies to avoid it happening (where possible)
I work in an environment where there is a constant threat of aggressive behaviours whether it's verbal or physical. I'm very used to being in very threatening situations so it feels curiously familiar and, if anything, I enjoy the challenge of resolving difficult situations.
Most of the time its another driver in the passing lane. Or someone driving crazy while texting. I got to keep it together to avoid an accident.