Can people with Bi-polar disease take criticism?!
Question: Sure we can. You might want to be out of arms reach though if you don't know if they have been taking their meds - just kidding ;=) We can accept criticism as well as the next guy. Which means we don't like it. Personally, I try to avoid criticizing people because it is rude. In a work environment though, you need to be able to give AND receive CONSTRUCTIVE criticism no matter what your mental state you are in.
Answers: Sure we can. You might want to be out of arms reach though if you don't know if they have been taking their meds - just kidding ;=) We can accept criticism as well as the next guy. Which means we don't like it. Personally, I try to avoid criticizing people because it is rude. In a work environment though, you need to be able to give AND receive CONSTRUCTIVE criticism no matter what your mental state you are in.
No, not unless they are TOTALLY on the correct medication.
That is dependent on the person, the criticism and where they are in the disease. I would imagine that you could get a whole range of different reactions if they were in the manic or depressive cycle.
Also, even people without Bi-polar vary greatly in how they can "take criticism" dependent on the personality, the criticism and how the criticsim is given.