Words to the effect of “that’s not how I meant it” or “people make mistakes” invalidate the feelings of the other party. Regardless of your intent, acknowledge your culpability for the outcome. Otherwise, your apology is not productive. Passive-aggressive tone You might also feel angry ...
Assertive communication involvesclear, honest statements about your beliefs, needs, and emotions. Think of it as a healthy midpoint between passive communication and aggressive communication. When you communicate assertively, you share your opinions without judging others for theirs. Is assertiveness good ...
Conflict is an inevitable part of close relationships and can take a negative emotional toll. It takes effort to ignore someone or be passive aggressive, and the anger or guilt we may feel after blowing up at someone are valid negative feelings. However, conflict isn’t always negative or ...
One example of increased vigor in response to frustration is aggression. The famous frustration aggression theory posits that frustration has an important role in producing aggressive behaviors.7Amsel further emphasized the role of frustration in behavior learning.8Nevertheless, many questions about frustrat...
toward the security of the caregiver's embrace—another example of secure-base behavior. By the end of the 1st year of life, all infants form attachments to specific caregivers—those who took care of them during their 1st year. This means that infants form attachments to non-biological ...
This paper analyses 'aggression in traffic' using a conceptual framework.The paper presents a taxonomy of aggressive traffic behaviour. The origin of aggressive behaviour lies in the "norm conflict" between road users. Aggressive reactions and causes of this behaviour are related to each other, acco...
2. Behavior rehearsal When it comes to becoming an assertive communicator, it’s important to first introspect and reflect upon your general communication style. Identify whether you’re submissive, aggressive, assertive, or passive-aggressive. ...
For example, it would probably would cause a certain amount of freight to shift to rail, but since the environmental and traffic congestion costs of rail are lower, this shift should be viewed as a social benefit. (If the US was able to reform the Jones Act rules that have raised the ...
and other maladaptive responses.Instead of being a passive recipient of a medical intervention (e.g., medication, anesthetic nerve block), patients now learn to use self-management strategies to play an active role in managing the myriad of problems created by the presence of persistent pain. Re...
For example, [89] described hate speech for their technique as “any offence motivated, in whole or in a part, by the offender’s bias against an aspect of a group of people” [89]. Nevertheless, there have been a number of attempts to develop automated system that detect hate speech ...