assertiveness training Meaning of "assertiveness training"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly

Usage(s):

  1. Wracked with guilt, Ding sought help at a local support group and assertiveness training center, the Dazhao Institute.
  2. Yet most schools teach some assertiveness training.
  3. People went to classes to learn what frequently turned out to be bad manners, the assertiveness training courses that held that you have to be pushy to get what you want.
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