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I wish you hadn’t asked
me that!
DESCRIPTION A technique is provided through this activity for
dealing effectively with questions and remarks that are
perceived as personally intrusive.
OBJECTIVES By the end of this activity, participants will:
• Be familiar with the concepts of aggressive, passive,
and assertive responses to intrusive questions.
• Be able to distinguish between these responses.
• Be able to deal effectively with questions that are
felt to be personally intrusive.
PARTICIPANTS 6 to 12 participants; any type
TIME 90 minutes
RESOURCES One copy each of Handouts 18.1 and 18.2 for each
participant
METHOD