Benefits: Having a voice, being respected by others, beliveing your opinion matters- to say no or yes, being able to stand up for yourself as well as others.
Happy meduim between aggressive and passive
Aggressive
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Hostile and unfriendly in the way one expresses themselves
: Anger, Never wrong, Only one side, Too
confident, No respect for others, No
listening skills
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Some Characteristics
Probable Consequences: No freinds, Lack of proper socail/speaking/ communicating skills, can only see one side to a multi faseted situation/topic- or broad spectrum
Passive
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Not offering opposition when challenged or pressured.
Lack of confidence, Worried too much
about other peoples opinions, no skills of
assertivness
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Some Characteristics
ASSERTIVNESS HELPS IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
"I " Statements
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These are beneficial in sticky situations becasue it covers, how you feel, why you feel it , and how the other person/people could change the negativity with that certain action. This also is an affective way of communicating and directly going to the source of the problem, instead of the person. It helps you say what you need to say in a (somewhat if not always) resptful manner.
It makes me feel confused, when you call people rude names right behind their backs, while you know they can hear.
Emotions
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The feeling that is produced in response to life experiences.
Emotional Intelligence
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The ability to understand, use, and manage emotions. - like people skills IQ
Beneficial outcomes: Becoming more assertive, understanding how and when to say thimgs, being able to talk to everyone and communicate effectivly with clarity for everyone.
Defense Mechanism
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An unconcious behavior that is used to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions
Eustress
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A positive stress that energizes and helps a person
Distress
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A NEGATIVE stress that makes a person sick, and stands in the way of reaching goals
Fight or Flight Response
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A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a percieved harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.
Bullying
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"intentionally aggressive and usually repeated verbal, social, or physical behavior, aimed at a specific person or group of people"
Reasons we THINK
the bully bullies for
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Race, Beliefs,Personal Opinion, They way they look/ are percieved,
Medical/ mental disabilities, image, sexual orientation, gener expression.
Things WE can do
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Be there as a friend, Speak up, Tell adults or administration, accept the victim, and try to stand up for the victim