What is Assertiveness
There are four different types of communication. What are they?
Passive, Passive-Aggressive, Assertive, and Aggressive
The following verbal characteristics represent what form of communication?
- Long Rambling Sentences
-Beat Around The Bush
-Hesitant, Filled With Pauses
-Frequent Throat Clearing
Passive Communication
Which of the following is not a typical unassertive thought?:
A: I shouldn't say how I'm really feeling or thinking because I don't want to burden others with my problems.
B: If I assert myself I will upset the other person and ruin our relationship.
C: It is important to assert myself so I can continue to have high self-esteem.
C: It is important to assert myself so I can continue to have high self-esteem.
This person has like a million RC Cars.
Matt H
The main effect of not being assertive is that it can lead to what?
Low Self-Esteem
The following definition represent what type of communication? :
You stand up for you personal rights and express your thoughts, feeling sand beliefs in a way which is usually inappropriate and always violates the right of the other person.
Aggressive Communication
Where do our beliefs about our selves, other people, and how the world works usually come from?
Usually our beliefs come from our experience in the world, our family, friends, and childhoods.
This person enjoys art. This person has also stated that one of their best friends is Jeff H.
Brandy S.
True or False: We were all born assertive.
True
Give an example of a thinking style of someone who is using assertive communication/behaviors.
"I won't allow you to take advantage of me and I won't attack you for being who you are."
We all have assertive rights as human beings. Name two.
-You have the right to judge your own behavior, thoughts, and emotions and to take the responsibility for their initiation and consequence upon yourself.
- You have the right to say "no."
- You have the right to offer no reasons or excuses for justifying your behavior.
- You have the right to change your mind.
- You have the right to disagree with someone's opinion.
- You have the right to make mistakes and be responsible for them.
The Buffalo Bills is this person's favorite Football Team. Last winter, their Bill's jacket was taken from the clinic but eventually returned.
Kevin K
There are three factors that were discussed that can stop us from being assertive. Which is not one of them:
A: Self-Defeating Beliefs
B: Skills Deficit
C: Effective Coping Skills
D: Anxiety and Stress
C: Effective Coping Skills
- You get other to do what you want
-Things tend to go your way
-You are less vulnerable
-You get to feel like you are in control
-You feel powerful
-You are able to release tension
If we were told as a child by our family not to express sadness because if we did we would be ridiculed how might this impact us as an adult?
We may never express our sadness which may result in us being stressed, depressed and not connected with ourselves and the world. Or alternatively our sadness may be expressed as anger towards ourselves or other people.
This person has a job at Friendly's.
David H.
How/Why can anxiety and stress prevent us from being assertive?
It may be that we know how to be assertive but we get so anxious that he find that we can't carry out the behavior. We may be so stressed that it become difficult to think and act clearly. We need to learn how to manage our anxiety and reduce the physical stress in our bodies.
These thinking styles represent what type of communication/behavior?
"I don't count"
"My feelings, needs and thoughts are less important than yours"
"People will think badly of me or not like me"
"If I say no then I may upset someone, I will be responsible for upsetting them"
Passive
If you ignore the consequences of your actions and the rights of others what style of communication is this?
Aggressive
This person works at Mcdonalds.
Lee