As a communication style and strategy, assertiveness is thus distinguished from both aggression and passivity. How people deal with personal boundaries, including their own and those of other people, helps to distinguish between these three concepts. Passive communicators are not likely to try to influence anyone else because they fear social conflict. Because of this fear, passive communicators do not defend their own personal boundaries or ideas, and thus allow aggressive people to abuse or manipulate them. Additionally, they often hold in negative feelings such as anger because they allow this domination to happen. Aggressive people do not respect the personal boundaries of others and thus are liable to harm others by influencing them through personal attacks often taking the form of embarrassment.A person communicates assertively by overcoming fear of speaking his or her mind or trying to influence others , but doing so in a way that respects the personal boundaries of others . Assertive people are also willing to defend themselves against aggressive people.
As a communication style and strategy, assertiveness is thus distinguished from both aggression and passivity. How people deal with personal boundaries, including their own and those of other people, helps to distinguish between these three concepts. Passive communicators are not likely to try to influence anyone else because they fear social conflict. Because of this fear, passive communicators do not defend their own personal boundaries or ideas, and thus allow aggressive people to abuse or manipulate them. Additionally, they often hold in negative feelings such as anger because they allow this domination to happen. Aggressive people do not respect the personal boundaries of others and thus are liable to harm others by influencing them through personal attacks often taking the form of embarrassment.A person communicates assertively by clearly stating his or her thoughts and/or feelings in a nonaggressive manner, often in an effort to influence others ; doing so in a way that respects the personal boundaries of the other person, or people, involved and avoids negative confrontation . Assertive people are also willing to defend themselves against aggressive people.
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thoughts and/or feelings in a nonaggressive manner, often in an effort
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the other person, or people, involved and avoids negative confrontation