{"id":6743,"date":"2021-03-03T21:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T20:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/disc-onder-stress\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:00:37","slug":"disc-reactions-to-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/en\/blogs\/disc-reactions-to-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"DISC reactions to stress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A workplace without stress can&#8217;t be imagined. Everyone experiences stress to a greater or lesser extent. Everyone reacts differently to it. Where one person becomes quieter, another becomes more present. Stress reinforces our behaviour; it affects our judgement and makes us react less effectively. A <a href=\"\/en\/disc-analysis\/\">DISC analysis<\/a> can offer insight when it comes to how stress can influence the four different behavioural styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2177b9\"><strong>Stress in blue behavioural style:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Becoming too critical and perfectionist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>React cynically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insist too much on the rules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming fussy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>React negatively and pessimistically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appearing unemotional and distant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuing to ask questions; over-analysing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Retreating and becoming silent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thinking in doomsday scenarios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not daring to take risks, playing it safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e7282b\"><strong><strong>Stress in red behavioural style:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coming across as arrogant and blunt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>React impatiently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be easily irritated; have a short fuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paying little attention to tact and diplomacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening insufficiently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking decisions too quickly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unwillingness to admit mistakes and give up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black\/white thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demanding too much of themselves and others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dictating and ordering others around<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#8bc242\"><strong><strong>Stress in green behavioural style:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Becoming indecisive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Become inflexible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weighing and balancing; becoming doubtful<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoiding confrontation and adapting too easily to the other person<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold reactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be stubborn and immovable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worry too much<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming passive and silent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking too much notice of others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dragging one&#8217;s heels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fdca43\"><strong><strong>Stress in yellow behavioural style:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Become chaotic and lose track of everything<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start rattling and jumping from one thing to another<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reacting hypersensitively and emotionally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rebellious and hypersensitive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming too involved with others<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paying too little attention to details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming unrealistic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reacting impulsively and erratically<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exaggerating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Becoming too trusting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DISC-model-personality-test-4-colours-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"DISC model - personality test with 4 colours\" class=\"wp-image-6906\" width=\"331\" height=\"-47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DISC-model-personality-test-4-colours-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DISC-model-personality-test-4-colours-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DISC-model-personality-test-4-colours-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DISC-model-personality-test-4-colours-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DISC-model-personality-test-4-colours-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more about DISC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size is-style-outline--fd2326d0b174670615faab1405f9943b\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/en\/blogs\/disc-in-sales\/\"><strong>DISC IN SALES<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size is-style-outline--7888a0c225c874e8c90830114b32df2a\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/blogs\/core-qualities-and-pitfalls\/\"><strong>QUALITIES AND PITFALLS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size is-style-outline--27b317748c49579889b0f41131e275ac\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/old.discboulevard.com\/en\/blogs\/disc-what-gives-and-what-costs-energy\/\"><strong>WHAT GIVES AND COSTS ENERGY<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A workplace without stress can&#8217;t be imagined. 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