title: Letting the ghosts out of the closet.
abstract: This pastoral case study is a reflection on intimidating personalities and how those personalities can effect the leadership style and emotional responses of clergy. When a clergy person finds that he or she is caught in an emotional triangle because of intimidating factors, it becomes necessary to develop a strategy to "unhook" through changing the clergy's behavior. This case study is a reflection regarding a personal experience.
authors.affiliation: Big Sky Hospice, PO Box 35033 Billings, MT 50197, USA.
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000374:Aggression; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D010327:Pastoral Care