Assertiveness - Research News and Information

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Assertive community treatment: a resource for the Oklahoma medical community.

Apr 2008 The purpose of this article is to provide the Oklahoma medical community with educational material regarding the assertive community treatment paradigm for the treatment of people with severe mental illnesses and to... Read more...

[An observational study of 'assertive outreach' with remission as outcome measure]

2008 BACKGROUND: Systems of intensive care such as the Function Assertive Community Treatment (Function-act) are advocated because they are reported to have achieved very promising results. However, comparative studies aimed... Read more...

Men's sex-dominance inhibition: do men automatically refrain from sexually dominant behavior?

Dec 2007 Men receive conflicting messages about their sexual roles in heterosexual relationships. Men are socialized to initiate and direct sexual activities with women; yet societal norms also proscribe the sexual domination... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Assertiveness'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The balance of power. Interview by Hazel Walker. 15 Apr 2008
• [Through coaching more durable and assertive] 15 Apr 2008
• Assertive community treatment: a resource for the Oklahoma medical community. Apr 2008
• Not sure? Don't be afraid to ask! Mar 2008
• Assertive community treatment in the Netherlands. 2008
• Assertive community treatment for older adults. 2008
• [An observational study of 'assertive outreach' with remission as outcome measure] 2008
• Men's sex-dominance inhibition: do men automatically refrain from sexually dominant behavior? Dec 2007
• Courage as integral to advancing nursing practice. Nov 2007
• A meta-analytic review of gender variations in adults' language use: talkativeness, affiliative speech, and assertive speech. Nov 2007
• Positive, assertive "pushback". An essential communication skill for healthcare providers. 22 Oct 2007
• Validity of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-64) for predicting assertiveness in role-play situations. 29 Sep 2007
• Assertive and responsive conversational skills of Italian-speaking late talkers. 31 Aug 2007
• A review of the literature on the effectiveness of housing and support, assertive community treatment, and intensive case management interventions for persons with mental illness who have been homeless. 17 Aug 2007
• Effect of web-based assertion training for stress management of Japanese nurses. 9 Aug 2007
• Autonomy and children's reactions to being controlled: evidence that both compliance and defiance may be positive markers in early development. 24 Jul 2007
• Child and parent predictors of perceptions of parent--child relationship quality. 2 Jul 2007
• Assertiveness: a guide for the foundation year doctor. 29 Jun 2007
• Verification of reliability and validity of a Japanese version of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule. 18 Jun 2007
• Assertiveness and aggressiveness as potential moderators of verbal behaviors following unsatisfactory service. 13 Jun 2007

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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)