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What are some resistance strategies?
Four clusters of resistance strategies are defined (avoidance, contesting, biased processing, and empowerment), and these clusters are related to different motivations for resisting persuasion (threat to freedom, reluctance to change, and concerns of deception). There are three types of resistance, Logical/Rational, Psychological/Emotional, and Sociological. Behavioral resistance can be defined as the extent to which people perceive the behaviors or actions they need to perform in order to reach their goal as unpleasant, and feel a literal sense of resistance with regards to that behavior. Nonviolent resistance has been shown empirically to be twice as effective as armed struggle in achieving major political goals. Breaking tools, feigning illness, staging slowdowns, and committing acts of arson and sabotage–all were forms of resistance and expression of slaves’ alienation from their masters. Running away was another form of resistance.
What are resistance strategies?
There are five resistance strategies. The five resistance strategies are avoiding the situation, walking away, strength in numbers, saying no while giving a reason or excuse, and changing the subject. Four clusters of resistance strategies are defined (avoidance, contesting, biased processing, and empowerment), and these clusters are related to different motivations for resisting persuasion (threat to freedom, reluctance to change, and concerns of deception). Exercising regularly, maintaining an ideal weight and managing stress are key contributors to a healthy lifestyle. Similarly, the most effective resistance management strategy is resistance prevention. Abstract. This article deepens and expands the study of the three dimensions of resistance to change in employees: resistant thought, resistant feeling, and resistant behavior. Signs of resistance: The client may interrupt you. The client seems distracted (looking at watch, cell phone, etc.). The client may get defensive. To overcome resistance, the consultant should engage the client in conversations to gain commitment from the client. In this manner, the consultant collaborates with the client in developing the action plan. The consultant should also be aware of the client’s body language for clues about the resistance.