Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis: Week 4: Figure 2 The window of tolerance.

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Trudi Macagnino
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Trudi is a Staff Tutor in Psychology & Counselling in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. She is a psychotherapist and iscompleting a PhD on eco-anxiety. Trudi is also co-author of a new OpenLearn course called ‘Climate ...
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Wendy Hollway
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Wendy Hollway is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at The Open University. Since retirement she has turned her attention to Climate Psychology, joining Climate Psychology Alliance. In 2022, her co-authored book Climate Psychology: A ...
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Evangelos Ntontis
I am a social psychologist with a focus on group processes and collective behaviour. More specific research interests include human behaviour in disasters and extreme events, social movements, collective mobilization and leadership, and ...
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There are three boxes. At the top is Hyper-arousal (or fight/flight): over-active, distressed, obsessive behaviours, outbursts (anger/rage/aggression, addictions, chaotic responses. The next is Window of Tolderance (or comfort zone): calm, connected to thoughts and feelings, regulated, able to self-sooth. The last is Hypo-arousal (or freeze): depressed, numb, unmotivated, disconnected from feelings, shut down.

Figure 2 The window of tolerance.

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