The fact that employees seem to exercise some flexibility in their absence behaviour opens up the possibility that attitudes might be a part of the explanation for variation in sickness absence.
The framework facilitates interdisciplinary research on farmer behaviour by opening up spaces of structured dialogue on assumptions, research questions and methods employed in investigation.
"The evolution of financial regulations and technology, alongside a shift in user behaviour is opening up possibilities for new players such as ourselves to enter the market, offering new and innovative financial services," adds Gualandri.
With a year coloured so far by the #MeToo and Time's Up movement, along with high-profile cases of sexual assault at both a global and local level, conversations around what is acceptable sexual behaviour are opening up even more.
By explicitly designating the patient's behaviour as a role she is taking up, one group member opened up further reflection on the meaning of this behaviour.
As many of these studies show, the space of psychosocial analysis was opened up by the bodies and behaviour of men, women and animals under investigation.
There are very few other recent examples of interfaces that have opened up entirely new avenues for technology to change human behaviour.
Reinforce your open behaviour: You will find that the other person to whom you've opened up is supportive, and this reinforces your own trust and you can open up more.
I had past traumas, environmental factors and learned behaviours… I feel I have learned new things… new skills opened up… new pathways that were underdeveloped".
Several other techniques, such as double-sided reflection, gently challenging beliefs, and interpreting pros and cons of a behaviour, were often effective for helping patients to analyse their current situation, re-think behaviours and open up possible ways forward.
