Being assertive(过分自信) is being able to communicate with other people clearly. If you felt that you had expressed what was important to you and allowed the others

to respond their own way, then, regardless of the final outcome,【S1】______

you behaved assertively. It is important to remember that being assertive

refers to a way of coping with confrontations. It does not mean getting

your own way every time or winning some battles with another person. In【S2】______

practice, assertive behavior. is usually most likely to produce a result which is

generally acceptable to all concerned, without anyone feel that they have been【S3】______

unfairly treated.

Assertiveness is often wrongly confusing with aggression. An aggressive【S4】______

confrontation is when one or both parties attempt to put forward their feelings

and beliefs at the expense of others. In an assertive confrontation, however,

each party stands up for their personal rights, and each shows respect and understanding 【S5】______

for the other's viewpoint.

The reason why assertiveness may not come naturally is what we often【S6】______

tend to believe that we must talk around a subject rather than be direct, or that

we must offer for excuses or justifications for our actions.【S7】______

In fact, we all have a right to use assertive behavior. in a various of situations.【S8】______

We are often schooled early in life to believe that sometimes our own

need to express ourselves must take second place. For example, in dealing with【S9】______

those in privileged positions such as specialists, we often feel that speaking assertively

is, in some way, "breaking the rules".【S10】______

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