Willy knew if he accepts his wife support, he would have to move on and change for the better, which did not fit his idea of being happy because he could not live in the past.
From a counselor point-of-view, it seems that Willy's emotions affected his rational decisions because he did not want ton accept the changes that were occurring in his life. The chances that emotionality would affect rational decision-making are very high since people who blame others for their problems usually live by their emotions, which does not include rational thinking. Furthermore, at times like these, it would not hurt for the counselor to interject their values in the session so that rational decision-making can have a chance to calm the client. This is true even though there are times where the counselor should not share their values with the client especially when he or she is being aggressive with their feelings and emotions. When the client is aggressive with their emotions, they will not be reasonable listening to other values and take them into consideration.
From this example of how Willy is taking the changes in his life into prospective, it is clear that he does not want face them because he had been living in the past, which his personality has reflected aggression
From there, the counselor or anyone else should not push society's values on the client until the appropriate moment time in the session or conversation when they are relax and accepting of further insight into the situation even when it is about anti-Semitism or life altering events such as retirement as Willy had to face. If a person wants to accept a new way of thinking, they are more open to take the counselor's insights and corrections to their views by listening during the session. From there, the counselor can help the client to rehabilitate themselves, which will help them...
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