Tactics
Tactics are......
What are the behaviors we use to get things done.
Disclosing only the information that benefits us, saying "I don't know" or "I don't remember" or leaving out crucial information.
What is lying by omission?
Disputing the meaning of words or phrases rather than trying to understand.
What is quibbling over words?
Go wild with anger- yelling, screaming, threatening or throwing things; suggesting that we could explode at any time.
What is raging?
_____________ uses tactics.
What is everyone?
Pretending to say or do the right thing.
What is false compliance?
Exaggerating the significance of minor issues.
What is magnifying?
Using bizarre or shocking behaviors or disclosures to stir things up.
What is attention seeking?
Habits of criminal & addictive behaviors.
What are tactics?
Flying under the radar.
What is staying silent to avoid notice?
Directing discussion toward things that interest us, our personal history or race.
What is introducing irrelevant issues?
Using intimidating body language or suggesting 'something bad' may happen to someone.
What is using threatening words or behaviors - (veiled)?
The purpose of criminal and/or addictive tactics.
What is avoiding accountability?
Distorting, inventing, turning upside down or denying facts.
What is lying by commission?
Keeping others confused to maintain a sense of power & to divert attention from ourselves.
What is deliberately trying to confuse?
Strategies designed to control others by keeping them on the defensive- being overly critical, picking on others, trying to embarrass.
What is sarcasm & teasing?
We may not realize that we are using tactics.
True or False.
What is True?
Distorting the truth, fudging details, being intentionally uncertain.
What is being deliberately vague?
Discussing treatment issues at inappropriate times.
What is discussing smokescreen issues?
Pitting 1 person against another in order to decrease their effectiveness and increase our influence & power.
What is splitting staff / peers / group?