Externalizers take action before they think about things. They’re reactive and do things impulsively to blow off anxiety quickly. They tend to not be self-reflective, assigning blame to other people and circumstances rather than their own actions. They experience life as a process of trial and error but rarely use their mistakes to learn how to do better in the future. They’re firmly attached to the notion that things need to change in the outside world in order for them to be happy, believing that if only other people would give them what they want, their problems would be solved. Their coping style is frequently so self-defeating and disruptive that other people have to step in to repair the damage from their impulsive actions. Regarding self-image, they either have very low self-confidence or a sense of inflated superiority.

Mary Daly, Beyond God the Father