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Passive-aggressive behavior is characterized by a pattern of passive hostility and an avoidance of direct communication. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Inaction where some action is socially customary is a typical passive-aggressive strategy (showing up late for functions, staying silent when a response is expected). [ 2 ]
Passive-aggressive people speak and act indirectly. "Passive-aggressiveness is one style of communication and can be verbal or behavioral," says Dr. Linda Simmons, Psy.D., a licensed clinical ...
Passive–aggressive personality disorder, also called negativistic personality disorder, [1] [2] is characterized by procrastination, covert obstructionism, inefficiency, and stubbornness. The DSM-5 no longer uses this phrase or label, and it is not one of the ten listed specific personality disorders.
Passive-aggressive reaction (later passive-aggressive personality disorder [6]: 379 ): pouting, stubbornness, procrastination, inefficiency, passive obstructionism; Aggressive reaction: irritability, temper tantrums, destructive behavior; Immaturity with symptomatic "habit" reaction: e.g. speech disorder brought on by stress. [7]
Knowing how to stop passive-aggressive behavior is important in reducing unnecessarily long-term conflicts and resentment. Fortunately, Dr. Yeilding is sharing seven direct, effective phrases for ...
Dealing with passive-aggressive people. It’s a classic relationship fight trigger: You sense your partner is angry with you, picking up on their subtle but snide remarks or cold looks. But you ...
Instead of being honest and direct, and discussing those feelings, you resort to passive-aggressive behaviors as a way to punish or impede the other person. It can happen in any type of ...
Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) or anxious personality disorder is a Cluster C personality disorder characterized by excessive social anxiety and inhibition, fear of intimacy (despite an intense desire for it), severe feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, and an overreliance on avoidance of feared stimuli (e.g. self-imposed social isolation) as a maladaptive coping method. [1]