nonassertive

How To Use nonassertive In A Sentence

• she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control
• At a beginning level trainees are encouraged to use the personal pronoun “I” in stating a request or denial, rather than the impersonal phrasings typically employed by the nonassertive person. Planned Short-Term Treatment
• This case illustrates how the development of an individualized hierarchy for each client guards against a common clinical error in working with the nonassertive. Planned Short-Term Treatment
• You are currently handling the situation in a nonassertive manner. Control Your Depression
• Clients are instructed to observe and record in a notebook the assertive, nonassertive, and aggressive actions they encounter among their friends and associates. Planned Short-Term Treatment
• Belinda, a bright and attractive young woman employed at a small advertising firm, presented for therapy with a rather unusual complaint: Her bosses had rated her “nonassertive” on a performance evaluation and, out of “concern for her emotional well-being,” had recommended that she seek psychotherapy. Why is it Always About You?
• If he were to win the Presidency and essentially be as nonassertive and bland as his campaign (which I think his platform portends) everyone whose hopes were raised by his candidacy will be completely disheartened. Obama: Hope And Change Are "The Causes Of My Life"
• The traditional positive correlation of absorption and suggestibility essentially dropped out for males, but not for females, when the suggestions were assertively worded, but not when they were nonassertively worded.
• Although otherwise accomplished individuals, Steinbrenner's victims were submissive and nonassertive. Roger I. Abrams: Steinbrenner Was a Bully
• He regarded Schlegel as one of those young, nonaggressive, nonassertive women who was living a life of obscurity, who had survived by embracing a belief that the key to coping lay in not being visible. The Piano Teacher