ically positive and worthwhile about the experience.
Extroverts prefer to focus o the world of the outer·people and things. They take a pragmatic approach based on explanations and specific ways to solve problems. They are exuberant lovers of life, people, and material comforts, and can be very optimistic. Extroverts are talkative, and like an active social life. They want harmony in their environment and are generally warm and sympathetic towards others. Extroverts are often found in positions of leadership, quickly implementing what they see as comprehensive solutions to the problems of life. They can be excellent group facilitators (Myers & Myers, p. 2).
The following excerpts from the Nolen-Hoeksema and Larson interviews are undoubtedly
examples of extroverts' responses to loss:
You have to find somebody that you can really talk to. If you can't talk to
the person involved, you have to find somebody, and just let them listen
and listen. (Teresa, a 40-year-old who lost her husband to leukemia)
The sooner you can talk about it, the better it is.
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