Other consequences of workplace violence can be the various negative and positive individual adjustment strategies that victims resort to. They are grouped here into four general reactions:

1. Avoidance or Evasion Strategies (time and space management, conformism, anticipating risky situations, voluntary isolation at work),
2. Strategies for Controlling Events (perfectionism, negotiating with the aggressor, taking note of events, gathering proof, filing a complaint),
3. Refusal Strategies (denying or playing down violence, reinforcing criticized behaviours, repressing emotions and renouncing   recourse),
4. Support-Seeking Strategies (reinforcing self-worth, seeking support inside and outside the organization).

Among these reactions, the most effective and positive, but only in the short term, are the strategies for seeking support (from co-workers, family and friends, the union or the health and safety team). Certainly, these individual initiatives are not always sufficient to combat the problem of workplace violence, the magnitude of which is vividly portrayed by the few statistics that are currently available in various regions around the world.