Passive-aggressive strategies appear to help people avoid
the perceived effect of an outright conflict that might ensue if they were to
be blunt or forthright in expressing their hostility or true feelings. Passive
aggression may lead to covert aggression as in harmful gossip and other microaggressions.
Passive-aggressive is a Level 1 Defense Mechanism.
Resources
A- Z List of Defense Mechanisms with descriptions
Psychotic Defense Mechanisms described
Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales
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