Question

being cautious, careful, and orderly can be positive traits. at what point do they become maladaptive ?

Answer 1

Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily. You may elaborate the answer based on personal views or your classwork if necessary.

(Answer) Situations in life can, at times, be non-linear and unconventional. This would mean that prepared solutions and existing axioms would not be sufficient to consider all of the variables of the situation. In other words, if a problem amorphous to the circumstances, the applied solution should be equally amenable and yielding.

For instance, a person can assume that warm milk is a good home remedy for a headache. This solution can be applied to many people. However, if one might come across a person who is lactose intolerant, this cautious solution would no longer be the viable option. In such a case, one would have to ignore the orderly thing to do and come up with a solution that is out of the ordinary. Therefore, when the problem changes its variables, the solutions must change to adapt to the situation too. In such a case, being too cautious, careful and orderly are not viable options.