Communication styles

Three Communication Styles, which one you are?

(Tick as many boxes that apply to you)

Passive-aggressive behaviours include the following:
- Calculation, manipulation, deviousness, underhandedness, controlling
- Self-blame, self-judgement, self-criticism, self-shame
- Self-sacrifice, self-denial, martyrdom
- Ineffectuality, incompetence, feebleness, hopelessness
- Guardedness, secrecy, caginess, withholding
- Dispassion, disingenuous, phoniness, insincerity, inability to make decisions, fatalism, defeatism
- Obsession, compulsion, neurosis, fanaticism, deviousness
Active Aggressive behaviours include the following:
- Hurtfulness, cruelty, cutting words, wounding, insensitivity, spite
- Vengefulness, lack of forgiveness, vindictiveness, bitterness, mercilessness, coldheartedness, rigidity
- Threatening, menacing, intimidating
- Selfishness, unconcern, lack of empathy
- Unpredictability, erratic-ness, volatility, impulsiveness, recklessness, inconsistency, unreliability, dangerousness
- Grandiosity, pretentiousness, pompousness, inflation, egocentricity
- Blaming, reprimanding, criticism, scolding, rebuking
- Destructiveness, harshness, viciousness, caustic words
- Mania, hyperactivity, over-excited, frenzy, agitation
- Bullying, harassment, hounding, harrying
Assertive behaviour – Healthy Aggression
- Directness, openness, being up-front, honesty, clarity
- Honour, morality, principle, fairness, discretion, ethics, justice
- Focus, concentration, engagement
- Persistence, constancy, determination
- Courage, bravery, daring, guts, boldness, audacity, true intentions
- Passion, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness, adoration, loving
- Creativity, imagination, originality, resourcefulness, focus on solutions, innovation
- Empathy, kindness, compassion, forgiveness, concern, consideration
Time to evaluate yourself
Based on your answers above, which one are you?*
- Passive Aggressive
- Active Aggressive
- Assertive
- Passive Aggressive + Active Aggressive
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