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assertiveness training

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training /train·ing/ (trān´ing) a system of instruction or teaching; preparation by instruction and practice.
assertiveness training  a form of behavior therapy in which individuals are taught appropriate interpersonal responses, involving direct expression of their feelings, both negative and positive.
bladder training  the training of a child or an incontinent adult in habits of urinary continence.
bowel training  the training of a child or incontinent adult in the habits of fecal continence.

assertiveness training,
a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as assistance with the effective expression of feelings, needs, and ideas while respecting the rights of others. See also Nursing Interventions Classification.

assertiveness training
Psychiatry A procedure in which subjects are taught appropriate interpersonal responses involving frank, honest, and direct expression of their feelings, both positive and negative


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