A preschool teacher encourages an angry child to "use your words" to express anger at another child. In essence, the teacher is encouraging ________, which reduces aggression. catharsis passivity empathy communication
Assertive anger: This is usually the best way to communicate feelings of anger because anger is expressed directly and in a nonthreatening way to the person involved. A statement such as "I feel angry when you ..." is an example of assertive anger.
