Behavioural Approach

The approach a person takes to dealing with emotions and their coresponding actions.

Behavioural Approach examples:

Passive: A lack of interpersonal communication as a method of dealing with emotion(s).
Passive Assertive: A subtle, but firm communication of emotion(s).
Assertive: A straight-forward communication of emotion(s).
Assertive Aggressive: A striaght-forward, but assulting communication of emotion(s).
Aggressive: A purely assulting communication of emotion(s).
Passive Aggressive: A subtle, but assulting communication of emotion(s).

by Srž Tanjur September 13, 2006