Assertiveness
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

[First episode of psychosis intensive early intervention programme versus standard treatment--secondary publication]

3 Oct 2009 A total of 547 patients with a first episode of psychosis were randomised to two years of intensive early intervention programme (OPUS) versus standard treatment. OPUS treatment consisted of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) with manuals for ... Read more...

Deconstructing the "reign of error": interpersonal warmth explains the self-fulfilling prophecy of anticipated acceptance.

29 Jun 2009 People's expectations of acceptance often come to create the acceptance or rejection they anticipate. The authors tested the hypothesis that interpersonal warmth is the behavioral key to this acceptance prophecy: If people expect acceptance, they ... Read more...

Patterns and profiles of response to incivility in the workplace.

29 Jun 2009 The authors draw on stress and coping theory to understand patterns of individual response to workplace incivility. According to data from 3 employee samples, incivility tended to trigger mildly negative appraisals, which could theoretically ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Assertiveness'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [First episode of psychosis intensive early intervention programme versus standard treatment--secondary publication] 3 Oct 2009
• Deconstructing the "reign of error": interpersonal warmth explains the self-fulfilling prophecy of anticipated acceptance. 29 Jun 2009
• Patterns and profiles of response to incivility in the workplace. 29 Jun 2009
• The struggle for dignity by people with severe functional disabilities. 29 Jun 2009
• Are cultural characteristics associated with the relationship between self and others' ratings of leadership? 29 Jun 2009
• Passengers play a key part in road safety in Kenya. 25 Jun 2009
• Facilitators and barriers to adjustment of international nurses: an integrative review. 30 May 2009
• No more tears. 30 May 2009
• Conflict in the workplace: part 1. 30 May 2009
• Are gonadal steroids linked with orgasm perceptions and sexual assertiveness in women and men? 2 May 2009
• Sounds of silence. 29 Apr 2009
• Frank and fearless. 29 Apr 2009
• Social functioning in predominantly inattentive and combined subtypes of children with ADHD. 14 Apr 2009
• Predicting patient aggression against nurses in all hospital areas. 30 Mar 2009
• [Relationship between four components of assertiveness and mental health among high school students] 30 Mar 2009
• Increasing self-esteem: efficacy of a group intervention for individuals with severe mental disorders. 23 Mar 2009
• Norwegian healthcare professionals' perceptions of patient knowledge and involvement as basis for decision making in hematology. 27 Feb 2009
• Using life coaching techniques to enhance leadership skills in nursing. 27 Feb 2009
• Tomorrow's leaders, starting today: a pilot leadership development program for dental students. 27 Feb 2009
• Cultural competency in medical education: demographic differences associated with medical student communication styles and clinical clerkship feedback. 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Assertiveness'

Definition: Strongly insistent, self-assured, and demanding behavior.

Descriptor UI: D001242

Alternative terms: Assertiveness; Assertivenesses;

Tree Number: F01.752.049;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: no qualif; assertiveness training: coord IM with BEHAVIOR THERAPY (IM)