Passive aggression can also be viewed as a defense mechanism that people use to protect themselves. It might be automatic and might stem from early experiences. What they are protecting themselves from will be unique and individual to each person; although might include underlying feelings of rejection, fear, mistrust, insecurity and/or low self-esteem. Patterns of unassertive and passive behavior may have been learnt in childhood as a coping strategy possibly as a response to parents who may have been too controlling or not allowing their child to express their thoughts and feelings freely (Mur, …show more content…
This form of communication requires technique, practice and precision in order to not turn people off by overusing the technique of manipulation (Block & Negrine, 2017).This style is scheming, calculating and shrewd. Manipulative communicators are skilled at influencing or controlling others to their own advantage. Their spoken words hide an underlying message, of which the other person may be totally unaware.
Manipulation is the fear to manipulate a person into believing, following or buying whatever it is that is being sold or persuaded. Point out the worst-case scenario a person can face, make it sound as if it is likely and then offer a product or service that will provide safety. This first takes place in the tone of voice. A manipulative person can be known to speak in a patronizing, envious, ingratiating, often high pitch tone of