Assertive Behavior: Your Perfect Right, a critical evaluation.

Assertive Behavior: Your Perfect Right, a critical evaluation.

The name of this book is “Your Perfect Right” and it was written by

Robert E. Albertini and Micheal L. Emmons both with Ph.D. from the

Califronia Polytechnia State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. Both

authors seem to be working in this book for several time because they

have published several editions and had several printings of the book.

Also, Robert E. Albertini and Micheal L. Emmons were Counseling

Psychologist and Professors according to this third edition; in fact,

in cooperation with other doctors from other universities such as New

York University, University of North California, and University of

Missouri they got pretty good contributions in the creation of this

excellent book. The authors thanked to John Vasconcellos, who was

memeber of the California State Legislature, for placing their work in

the context of his educational and humanistics concerns and for his

thoughtful foreword. The authors describe the reason why this book was

written arguing the next point: We must begin to value and reward the

assertions of each individual, acknowledging the right of self

expression without fear or guilt, valuing the right to and opinion,

and recognizing the unique contribution of each person. The

preparation and knowledge of both authors are demostrated in the well

developtment of the subjects and how they attempt to explain you what

an assertive behavior is.

The main propouse of this book is to instruct to the readers to

develop a more choose appropriate and self-fulfilling responses in a

variety of situations. As they defined in the book assertive behavior

enables a person to act in his or her own best interest, to stand up

for herself or himself without undue anxiety, to express honest

feelings comfortably, or to exercise personal rigths without denying

the right of others; for instance, this book is written for those who

wish to develop a more enhancing personal existence on their own, and

for those who will be instrumental in faciliting the personal growth

of others. The book shows that research has shown that learning to

make assertive responses will inhibit or weaken the anxiety previously

expriences in specific interpersonal relationships; also, the fact to

stand up for yourself and do things on your own initiative, can reduce

appreciably anxiety or tenseness in key situations, and increase your

sense of worth as a person. The book is divided in two parts: the

first one explains you the differences between non-assertive,

agressive and assertive behavior and gives you examples; also, they

show you step by step how to adquire and assertive behavior in life.

In the second part is designed to fill the need for a