Assignment
Address each of the following in your post for this week:
• In dealing with conflicts, do you find that you tend toward one orientation over another (passive, passive-aggressive, aggressive, nonassertive, assertive, collaboration)?
• Are you satisfied with the outcome of conflicts when you act from this orientation? Do you favor the orientation all the time or are there exceptions?
• In what kinds of situations has nonassertive communication behavior been called for? Were there disadvantages for you? Under what conditions, if any, might this behavior produce an advantage?
• In what kinds of situations are you most likely to be assertive? Were there disadvantages for you? Under what conditions will being assertive produce an advantage?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.