Definition

• Needs and wants are taken care of in a forceful and self-serving way

Characteristics

• Self-serving
• Demanding
• Inflexible
• Competitive
• Pushy
• Uses intimidation, power, and status
• Insensitive
• Strong need to control and dominate others
• Fears rejection
• Impatient
• Temperamental

Major Consequences

• May accomplish personal desires and goals
• Tends to alienate people, create distrust and tension, and undermines the ability to establish lasting and healthy relationships