A physician tells a patient that she has cancer and that she should have surgery as soon as possible.The patient is not certain she wants to pursue this treatment approach,but responds by saying,"I'll do whatever you think I should do." Which communication style is this patient using?

A) Assertive
B) Aggressive
C) Passive aggressive
D) Passive

This patient is using a passive communication style.The passive approach avoids conflict with others and allows the other person to be in control.An aggressive approach forces others to relinquish control.The goal of the aggressive approach is to win and be in control.With assertive communication,the person expresses beliefs or feelings without infringing on another's rights.The passive-aggressive approach uses the passive and aggressive-submissive style of communication,but is aggressive in the sense that it manipulates the receiver to help the sender win.This allows the sender to be in control without conflict.