In agitation, the person is discounting his ability to act to solve the problem. He feels acutely uncomfortable, and engages in purposeless, repetitive activity in an attempt to relieve the discomfort. Energy is directed into the agitated activity instead of into action to solve the problem. During agitation, the person does not experience himself as thinking.

1. Agitation
Passive Behavior

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3. Passive behaviors
• When I discount, I do so by making
statement to myself in my own
head.
• Thus a discount itself is not
observable.
• Since you can’t thought read, you
have no way of knowing I am
discounting unless I speak or act in
some way which indicates the
presence of the discount.

4. Passive behaviors
• There are four types of behavior
which always indicate that the
person concerned is
discounting. They are
• Doing nothing.
• Over adaptation.
• Agitation.
• Incapacitation or violence.

5. Agitation
• The class of students is listening to
the lecturer. At the back of the room
sits Adam.
• The lecturer is speaking rather
quietly and Adam has difficulty in
hearing him.
• As the lecture period goes on, Adam
has more and more trouble
following what lecturer is talking
about.
• He puts down his pen and starts
drumming his fingers on the desk.
He is waggling his foot rapidly up
and own in time of his finger
drumming.

6. Agitation
• Adam is showing agitation.
• In this passive behavior, the
person is discounting his ability
to act to solve the problem.
• He feels acutely uncomfortable,
and engages in purposeless,
repetitive activity in an attempt
to relieve the discomfort.
• Energy is directed into the
agitated activity instead of into
action to solve the problem.
• During agitation, the person
does not experience himself as
thinking.

7. Agitation
• If Adam were using his clear Adult, he
could simply attract the lecturer’s
attention and ask him to speak up.
• As it is, his finger drumming and food
waggling do nothing towards solving
his problem.
• Many common habits entail
aggression. Nail biting, smoking, hair
twiddling and compulsive eating are
all examples.

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