The failing individual is one who has become fixed, unable to react appropriately to the people and circumstances around him.

"We are trying to find a happy medium between overreacting and not reacting appropriately."

The book suggests that Johnson family reacted appropriately by supporting the war.

People who are in shock do not react appropriately to anything.

We must also have the capacity to react appropriately when the worst happens.

This report gives us the clear direction that we need in order to be able to react appropriately to these changes.

Businesses must react appropriately to ever faster changes in economic trends.

We also know that it is impossible to react appropriately at national level.

"The officers were reacting appropriately to a number of circumstances which together led them to that apartment."

If the person reacts appropriately to the threat, mental health is preserved.