Games
You were playing Fortnite with a friend and he kept on killing you. You want him to stop. How can you assertively communicate to your friend?
"Can you stop please? I am trying to play the game too." "What if we work together?"
One of your family members wants to play with the jump rope and so do you. What is an aggressive way of communication to your family member.
Yank it away from your family member; Saying, "That's mine!" ; smacking their hand to get it from them
Your teacher is giving a lesson and you know the answer to one of the questions. What would a passive communicator do in this scenario?
You don't raise your hand and you don't answer the question.
Games: You are playing a game of Fortnite and your teammates are not helping you in the battle. What is an aggressive way to communicate to your teammates?
" Yelling"
"Rage quitting"
"Name calling"
A person prioritizes the needs, wants, and feelings of others, even at their own expense. The person does not express their own needs, or does not stand up for them.
Passive Communication
Imagine you are playing Call of Duty online and someone was hacking. You become angry and decide to say something. Give an example of aggressive communication.
Any form of name-calling, Swearing, Rage Quitting (getting so mad you quit the game), Throwing/Hitting something
-outside- You are at the park and you want to go down the slide. Someone you know is hogging the slide. What would be a passive aggressive response to your friend?
"well ok no slide for me"
A person expresses that only their own needs, wants, and feeling matter. The other person is bullies, and their needs are ignored.
Aggressive Communication
Imagine you were playing Sorry and your friend won. Give an example of passive aggressive communication towards your friend.
"You won, but I didn't want to win anyway!" "i don't like this game anyway"
Random: Your friends are pressuring you to use drugs(smoke), but you know that this could cause harm to you. How would you respond to your friends using assertive communication?
"I'm going to leave I need to go home"
" I feel that I'm not going to smoke ever!!"
"I feel uncomfortable being around you when you smoke."
DO NOT SMOKE!!!
Being indirectly aggressive rather than directly aggressive. Resistance to requests or demands often by procrastinating, expressing sullenness, or acting stubborn.
Passive Aggressive Communication
You're playing dodge ball and you are team captain. You notice two of your teammates are name-calling. What would be an example of passive communication in this situation?
You do nothing/you say nothing.
Your school is selling smencils and your friend got the last one. What would be an aggressive response?
" HEY THATS MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Emphasizes the importance of both peoples' needs. A person stands up for their own needs, wants, and feelings, but also listens to and respects the needs of others.
Assertive
You and a friend are hanging out and cannot agree on which game to play. Use assertive communication to solve the problem.
"Let's do what you want to do first and then we can do what I want to do after."
Rock, paper, scissors to see whose game is first
You are at the grocery store and can't find the item that you need. What would be a passive way of communicating that you need help?
Just stand there and look confused
"Um, I'm okay, I can figure it out I guess."
The process of passing information and understanding from one person to another (talk, text, e-mail, etc)
Communication