It was a peremptory order, but delivered in a quiet friendly tone whose calm assertiveness admitted of no debate.
And then, as she stayed on the lower step, a quiet assertiveness came over him, and he stepped forward.
Anxiety is offset by means of desensitization, assertiveness training, and sex therapy.
Assertiveness training is used to counteract anxiety due to excessive shyness or aggressiveness by helping individuals form balanced habits of assertiveness that are neither submissive nor hostile.
The following are the main phases of desensitization therapy--assertiveness training and sex therapy are similar, gradual, and reassuring processes: 1.
Cantwell decided to use a combination of desensitization and assertiveness training with Anne.
I don't want any of your uppishness," snapped Peter, who had wound himself up for the occasion to a degree of assertiveness that surprised even himself.
Peter sniffed self-assertiveness from between his thumb and finger.
About Mr. Peter Hope's linen, which was white though somewhat frayed, there was a self-assertiveness that invariably arrested the attention of even the most casual observer.
A too stubborn assertiveness means persistence in this unsuitable reaction, and no progress towards a successful issue; whereas giving up the first plan of attack, and trying something else instead, is the way towards success.
These observations were made with a rambling air of vague self- assertiveness which the speaker evidently fancied would pass for wit and wisdom.
An author of mediocre ability, possessing that quality of self-assertiveness known commonly as "side," can far outpace the shy genius in the race for public esteem.
Throughout the later fourteenth and earlier fifteenth centuries the growth of Parliament in self-assertiveness was remarkable.
His air of authority and assertiveness had gone, his masterful stride had given way to a furtive pacing to and fro, as of an animal seeking an outlet for escape.
Mr. Clover's self-assertiveness came back to him with a jerk.
Three fifty," he lifelessly whined as he shoved it over, and the collector receipted the bill, dashing out with the same absurd self-assertiveness with which he had come in.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "assertiveness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
