Aggressiveness

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how Type A personalities and arrogant, prideful or highly motivated individuals often need to curb their aggressiveness, in situations where they may not even realize they are being perceived as aggressive. The paper first describes the passive aggressive relationship in an aggressive exchange. The paper then identifies the role of the therapist in helping such individuals by primarily illustrating the difference between aggressiveness and assertiveness.

From the Paper:

"In a relatively domestic and controlled setting, aggressive scenarios can rise up surprisingly enough, and ironically become the more likely place where the stress causing aggressiveness scenario occurs. We are referring to the workplace., where Type A personalities and arrogant, prideful or highly motivated individuals can find themselves in a situation where they need to curb their aggressiveness, in situations where they may not even realize they are being perceived as, or acting, aggressive. It is a subtle process, whereby an afflicted individual perceives that they are being "held up" by others who don't understand or even disagree with their ideas, co-workers who the individual actually must by nature of the job learn to communicate with by nature of the job, and achievement of group goals."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Assertiveness." 2007: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Assertiveness?OpenDocument
• "Assertiveness and Stress Management." 2007: http://stress.about.com/od/relationships/p/profileassertiv.htm
• "Behaviors Connection: Overcoming Aggressiveness." 2007: http://www.mindconnection.com/courses/behaviors/aggressive.htm
• Dombeck, Mark and Wells-Moran, Jolyn. "Setting boundaries Appropriately: Assertiveness Training." 2007: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=9778&cn=353

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