Matching

411) avoidance
412) distancing
413) strategy
414) formula communication
415) certainty
416) outdoing others
417) defensive communication
418) psychological withdrawal
419) reaction formation
420) sarcasm
A) a means of making the other party
conform to our way of thinking
B) efforts to manipulate interactions
between people
C) engaging in safe, nonthreatening
communication that involves little risk to
the communicator
D) a biting sense of humor designed to keep
people at a distance and to maintain
control in a situation
E) behaving contrary to the way we really
feel
F) believing others cannot possibly
contribute anything new to a situation
G) constantly topping the achievements of
others
H) we retreat from a problem in a
relationship
I) feeling uncomfortable in a situation but
feel forced to be physically present
J) a defensive response that communicates
"Do not get close to me!"
K) verbal or nonverbal behavior used when
feeling threatened or uncomfortable


411) H
412) J
413) B
414) C
415) F
416) G
417) K
418) I
419) E
420) D

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