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Problem
Lack of assertiveness
Other Names:
Unassertive people
Nature:
Few people have adequate self-respect to clearly and honestly communicate their needs in response to those of another. As a result, personal relationships are littered with fear of self-exposure, shame and deceit.
Broader Problems:
Fear of intimacy
Aggravates:
Shame
Deception
Sycophancy
Subservience
Reduces:
Acute myocardial infarction
Strategies:
Being assertive
Abstaining from assertiveness
References:
Vikler, Henry: Assertiveness
Subject(s):
Society
→
People
Societal Problems
→
Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST