2006-12-19 04:28:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
pro·ac·tive or pro-ac·tive (pr-ktv)
adj.
Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism.
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2006-12-19 04:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by lucynlynsey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being proactive means thinking and acting ahead of anticipated events; this means using foresight. Not only is it a great method for avoiding more work down the road, but it can be extremely important for averting disasters. Planning well for the future and for instituting systems at work and in study, and planning at home can make life easier, not just for you, but for others too, and besides, it may make you more popular. Many of us look to proactive people as the instigators of action and creative ideas in society. Here are some suggestions for helping you to become a more proactive person
2016-05-23 07:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word proactive was originally coined by the psychiatrist Victor Frankl in his book Man's Search for Meaning to describe a person who took responsibility for his or her life, rather than looking for causes in outside circumstances or other people. Much of this theory was formed in Nazi concentration camps where Frankl lost his wife, mother, father and family, but decided that even under the worst circumstances, people can make and find meaning.
The term was popularized in the business press in Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Though he used the word in Frankl's original sense, the word has come to mean "to act before a situation becomes a source of confrontation or crisis" vs. after the fact. It is frequently misused to mean simply "active" the opposite of passive.
In behaviour medicine proactive often refers to a treatment approach where a therapist initiates contacts as opposed to reactive where the responsibility for contacts with the therapist is entirely on the client e.g. proactive and reactive quitlines for tobacco or alcohol.
2006-12-19 23:30:10 · answer #3 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proactive is the opposite of reactive.
It means when you take action (that's the "act" part) on an issue before (that's the "pro" part) it becomes a problem.
2006-12-19 04:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by Elise K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello... =)
It would be the extreme opposite of passive.....
an example sentence would be:
The best way to prevent cancer is a proactive approach, consuming antioxidants to negate the effects of free radicals in the body.
I hope this was helpful,
Namaste,
--Tom
2006-12-19 04:31:23 · answer #5 · answered by glassnegman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means you act BEFORE something terrible happens, or someone gets on your case to act.
A business that cleans up its act before the feds jump down its throat would be proactive.
2006-12-19 04:30:52 · answer #6 · answered by inkantra 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It means that whoever said/wrote it is a mindless spewer of jargon. "Proactive" is an annoying buzzword backformed because illiterate management types didn't realize that the opposite of "reactive" was "active," so they added the
"pro" prefix to imply....ACTION! ARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH
2006-12-19 05:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by Timothy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking action before an issue becomes a problem.
2006-12-19 04:30:30 · answer #8 · answered by bandit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taking action before it is required, before something in particular happens, akin to "nipping something in the bud."
This is the opposite of "reactive," which is taking action in response to something that has already happened.
2006-12-19 04:31:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
helpful..steps to help you deal with something difficult..
To me, honestly, I think about the solutions I put on my face everyday for acne..
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2006-12-19 04:32:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋