What Are Signs of Passive-Aggressive Behavior?
Portrait of the guy with very dissatisfied person image by Sergey Sukhorukov from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/k7/7v/signs-passive_aggressive-behavior_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Passive-aggressive individuals often appear stubborn and irritable. According to New York University’s Langone Medical Center website, people with passive-aggressive personality disorder will appear to enthusiastically and readily respond to another person’s request or demand while actually acting in ways that negatively and passively resist the request. A personality disorder is a chronic condition in which people’s persistent patterns of behavior affects their day-to-day lives. While passive-aggressive personality disorder is no longer recognized as an official clinical diagnosis, people exhibiting symptoms of passive-aggressive behavior can still benefit from professional attention. Avoidance of Responsibili