It's a fact that can be verified, so it's less likely to lead to
defensiveness, he says.
Defensiveness wears many disguises, but for me, it shows itself when I am facing or anticipating criticism.
We've also found, as Gottman did, that the motivation behind this rewriting often comes from the damage caused by one or more of those "four horseman" -- criticism,
defensiveness, contempt and stonewalling.
What can be done to reduce
defensiveness regarding one's beliefs and instead promote humility?
FMCG remains the big draw for its
defensiveness and strong underlying performance.
The seventh most frequent behavioral symptom involved employees demonstrating abnormal instability, suspiciousness,
defensiveness and dislike for management, auditors and organization policies.
Saddled with a couple of adolescents on a camping trip gone wrong in the Pacific Northwest, Sam necessarily drops his callow, macho
defensiveness in favor of a tentative maturity.
Defensiveness exacerbates hostilities, escalates tension, and encourages your neighbor to make a mountain out of what you perceive to be a molehill.
This attenuates emotions such as fear and
defensiveness, paving the way for effective psychotherapy.
International contributors to 27 chapters treat the human side of medical decision-making and practice sometimes eclipsed by the focus on the technical aspects of operative procedures and
defensiveness on the part of healthcare professionals.
The scale contains 22 items with 16 of the items aimed in a
defensiveness direction and 6 reverse-scored items aimed in an existential direction.
In general, we expect Swiss banks to outperform their European peers in 2009, due to their relative
defensiveness against cyclical credit risk and also robust capital.
Even though she is the star writer on her high school newspaper, her insecurity about her appearance and her resulting
defensiveness make her more unpopular than she might be if she could take her parents' advice and accept herself.
The market anticipates a successful outcome, with little other alternatives, but the delay in progress has seen some
defensiveness return after the initial euphoria seen last week.
This position is influenced by a long-standing feeling of
defensiveness among Brazilians, who say that managing the rainforest is their responsibility.
