Accepting personal responsibility consists of recognizing that the outcome of your life is a product of your decisions.

Behavior management, also called behavior modification, attempts to guide and motivate individuals to change their actions or interactions in certain settings. For example, teachers use behavior management at a classroom level to introduce rules against interrupting other students.

Eliminate passive aggressiveness by checking your perceptions, confronting your partner, and creating a safe space to communicate in loving and assertive ways.

Police officers dread “domestic” calls involving dysfunctional personal relationships because their legal options in dealing with the participants are limited.