1 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 Noncrisis Orientation 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 Achievement focus 6 5 4 3 Orientation 7 2 6 1 Task 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 of Person Orientation 4 3 2 1 vulnerability 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Concealment 7 Willing to expose 6 vulnerability Lingenfelter Orientations Time / Event Time Orientation Event Orientation Concern for punctuality and amount Concern for details of the event, of time expended regardless of time required Careful allocation of time to achieve Exhaustive consideration of a the maximum within set limits problem until resolved Tightly scheduled, goal-directed A come what may” outlook “let activities not tied to any precise schedule Rewards offered as incentives for Stress on completing the event as efficient use of time a reward in itself Emphasis on dates and history Emphasis on present experience rather than the past or future Dichotomistic (Black/White) / Holistic Black/White Thinking Holistic Thinking Judgments are black/white, Judgements are the right/wrong specific criteria are whole person and all – uniformly applied in evaluation of circumstances are taken into others. consideration. Security comes from the feeling that Security comes from multiple one is right and fits into a particular interactions within the whole of role or category in society. society one is insecure if – Information and experiences are confined to particular roles or systematically organized; details are categories.
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Noncrisis Orientation Task Orientation 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Person Orientation 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Achievement focus Concealment of vulnerability 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Willing to expose vulnerability Lingenfelter Orientations Time / Event Time Orientation Event Orientation Concern for punctuality and amount of time expended Careful allocation of time to achieve the maximum within set limits Tightly scheduled, goal-directed activities Rewards offered as incentives for efficient use of time Emphasis on dates and history Concern for details of the event, regardless of time required Exhaustive consideration of a problem until resolved A “let come what may” outlook not tied to any precise schedule Stress on completing the event as a reward in itself Emphasis on present experience rather than the past or future Dichotomistic (Black/White) / Holistic Black/White Thinking Holistic Thinking Judgments are black/white, right/wrong – specific criteria are uniformly applied in evaluation of others. Security comes from the feeling that one is right and fits into a particular role or category in society. Information and experiences are systematically organized; details are Judgements are the whole person and all circumstances are taken into consideration. Security comes from multiple interactions within the whole of society – one is insecure if confined to particular roles or categories.
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