Evaluate Trauma Traumatic experiences are normally associated with strong emotions. These emotions can overwhelm person and sabotage important goals. The sources of these emotions often include abusive and traumatic events. Most emotions are healthy responses to unhealthy experiences. A person can feel good while pondering unpleasant memories.
Emotions motivate the achievement of important goals.
Evaluate Role Models Role models are people from whom we have consciously or unconsciously learned behaviors and attitudes. After trauma work, a person can identify and evaluate role models, and choose whether to replace the role models and the imitated beliefs and behaviors. A person can choose which role models to emulate and which new behaviors to actualize. A person can decide how he or she wishes to fulfil life. A person can choose which influences are desirable, and resolve any unwanted behavior not already resolved, in alignment with that person s desire for living a meaningful life.