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8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness


Author:
Andrea Brandt, PhD, MFT
Copyright:
2013
Publication Date:
Oct 01, 2013
Publisher:
W.W. Norton
Product Code:
SAM084595
ISBN13:
978-0-393-70846-2
Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Media Type:
Book


Description

Guidance for dealing with this common and frustrating form of behavior.

Many people often say “yes” to something when they’d rather say “no.” They offer cooperation through words but follow up with how they really feel-in actions that contradict their words. That’s passive-aggression. At its heart, passive-aggression is about being untrue to oneself, which makes it impossible to have a clean relationship with others. Passive-aggression as a communication method doesn’t make someone “bad.” It is simply a strategy learned in childhood as a coping mechanism, a hard-to-break habit. Changing passive-aggressive behavior requires knowledge, tools, and practice, as outlined here.

The book offers effective methods for transforming passive-aggression into healthy assertiveness to communicate in constructive ways through eight keys: Recognize Your Hidden Anger; Reconnect Your Emotions to Your Thoughts; Listen to Your Body; Set Healthy Boundaries; Communicate Assertively; Interact Using Mindfulness; Disable the Enabler; and Problem-Solve for Better Outcomes. Hands-on exercises are featured, enabling readers to better understand themselves.

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Andrea Brandt, PhD, MFT is a marriage and family therapist located in Santa Monica, California. Andrea brings over 35 years of clinical experience to the role of individual family therapist, couples counseling, group therapy, and anger management classes. 

Dr. Brandt is a recognized expert in treating a full range of emotional issues, including anger & aggression, anxiety & trauma, aging, relationships, work-life balance, workplace, and women's issues.

In her workshops, patient sessions, and presentations, Dr. Brandt reveals positive paths to emotional health that teach you how to reinvent and empower yourself. She emphasizes the mind-body-heart connection as a key to mental, physical, and emotional wellness.

Upon pioneering a new approach to emotional healing, Dr. Brandt directed her attention to the study of anger management and conflict resolution. In her book 8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness (W. W. Norton, 2013), Dr. Brandt examines strategies for overcoming a common yet debilitating response mechanism. In her second book, Mindful Anger: A Pathway to Emotional Freedom (W. W. Norton, 2014), Dr. Brandt explored methods to better understand and manage the powerful emotion of anger.

 

Speaker Disclosure:

Financial: Dr. Andrea Brandt maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording royalties, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. and a speaking fee form Richstone Family Center. Dr. Brandt receives royalties as a published author. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Dr. Andrea Brandt is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the Group Psychotherapy Association of Southern California, the Los Angeles Chapter of Emotional Focused Therapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy.


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