Stereotyped Behavior
While the efficient problem solver keeps his behavior flexible and ~arches for new ways to attack his problems, the opposite is true of the person who behaves in a fixed, repetitive way. His responses are :ereotyped, that is, rigid, unchanged by circumstances. This type of on may try to categorize groups of people by neat labels whether these labels apply to individuals within the group or not. His behavior
become so stereotyped, so rigid, that effective alternatives no ger exist. Some people seem to program their responses so narrowin order to avoid conflict and frustration, that they do not allow selves any openness to experience. Of course, we are tempted to seek the simple solution when we become overwhelmed with probs.
