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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 ]
It’s called passive-aggressive behavior, and it can leave you feeling unsettled. “Passive-aggressiveness is not only a personality trait but a learned behavior,” explains Regine Muradian, a ...
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.
If you're dealing with someone who is passive aggressive (or that person is you), here are the signs, examples, and how to communicate better, per experts.
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 ...
A form of passive-aggressive behavior, [3] it is often associated with poor management-labor relationships, micromanagement, a generalized lack of confidence in leadership, and resistance to changes perceived as pointless, duplicative, dangerous, or otherwise undesirable. It is common in organizations with top-down management structures lacking ...
By Nadia Jones We've all been there. Somehow, through a loophole in the karmic system of workplace balance and order, your boss has landed a position he or she just doesn't seem to deserve or know ...
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