Let's go over the main points: 1) Your reaction to stress is a more important issue than how much stress you have. 2) Part of your reaction to stress is learned and part is unlearned. The unlearned part is determined by your psychological type. 3) Unusually stressful situations cause your weakest and least developed mental function, called the fourth function, to emerge in behavior that is not like you. 4) The behavior that is due to an undeveloped fourth function is called either your "shadow side" or simply your "shadow.” 5) Your shadow is expressed as an exaggeration of the otherwise normal attributes of your fourth function. 6) The use of your well-developed dominant function can be very helpful in dealing with everyday stress. 7) The best long-range protection against the emergence of your shadow is to develop the use of your fourth function so that you can use it positively. 8) If you undertake stress management programs or techniques, be sure to take type into account.
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