Active listening is a technique that is very helpful in dealing with difficult, angry people. It helps reduce their stress—and yours—while keeping you from getting involved in arguments or becoming the target of their frustration. One way to practice active listening is to occasionally repeat or paraphrase what the other person has been saying. Suppose [...]

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His sadness is a secondary process; ‘someone’ says he is sad. His primary process is to be sociable and nice, to the newcomer in the room, for example. When the social worker enters, he immediately pushes away his sadness. In addition, Herr G. said that in the past he had fought with Ron. Fighting is [...]