Assertiveness in the health domain : the path to self-fulfilment, wellness, and professional success in emerging and developing countries

• Other Authors: Castaños-Cervantes, Susana (Editor), Atristain-Suárez, Connie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
• Subjects: Assertiveness (Psychology); Patient advocacy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781836622826
• DOI: 10.1108/9781836622802
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 pages)

Assertiveness in the Health Domain explores the transformative power of assertiveness within the health sector through a holistic, interdisciplinary, and culturally sensitive lens. This comprehensive guide offers invaluable tools and strategies for educators, parents, caregivers, and health professi...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Assertiveness in the health domain: The path to self-fulfilment, wellness, and professional success / Susana Castaños-Cervantes and Connie Atristain-Suárez
• Part I. Assertiveness as a valuable tool for a healthy psychosocial development and for personal and social growth
• Chapter 2. Training of functional assertiveness as a confluence of social effectiveness into adolescence / Angélica Ojeda García
• Chapter 3. Mexican housewives' assertiveness and well-being / Luis Fernando Arias-Galicia
• Chapter 4. Assertiveness, emotional intelligence, and technology: Opportunities during preschool years / Marie Leiner de la Cabada, María Elena Dávila-Díaz, María Elena del Rosario Guzmán Sánchez, María Nela Olarte Ortiz, and María Theresa Villanos
• Chapter 5. Psychosocial characteristics of Mexican girls and female adolescents at risk of homelessness / Susana Castaños-Cervantes
• Part II. Assertiveness and its implications for health care and in health-related scenarios
• Chapter 6. In search of a new assertiveness in the doctor-patient relationship / Andrea Alejandra García Cervantes and Fernando Sebastián Ángeles-Téllez
• Chapter 7. Implications of assertive behaviour in sport: Its influence on athletes, family, and coaches / Alfonso Ignacio Martínez Samperio and Gabriela Orozco-Calderón
• Chapter 8. The value of assertiveness in patient care in health institutions under the expert systems approach / Antonia Terán-Bustamante and Antonieta Martínez-Velasco
• Chapter 9. Efficacy and limitations of training in assertive social skills for older people caring for a relative with dementia / José María León-Rubio, José María León-Pérez, and Francisco Javier Cantero-Sánchez
• Part III. Assertiveness as a core skill for clinical practice and healthy interpersonal relationships
• Chapter 10. The reciprocal influence of assertiveness and mental health in the classroom: The view of the faculty / Angélica Riveros Rosas, Juan José Sánchez Sosa, and Rosa Martha Barona Peña
• Chapter 11. Assertiveness and mental health / Isadora Rossa, Myllena Diessy da Silva, Sthefany Graziela Zwetsch Gomes, and Ilana Andretta
• Chapter 12. Assertiveness in patients with social anxiety disorder / William Alves de Oliveira, Yunue Tenopala Espinosa, Eduardo Ángel Garibay Giordani, Donovan Casas Patiño, and Alejandra Rodríguez Torres
• Chapter 13. Measuring and assessing assertiveness: Challenges for improving practices / Claudia Ivethe Jaén Cortés, Laura Amada Hernández Trejo, and Samuel Acosta Galván
• Chapter 14. Assertiveness in the health domain: Final reflections and implications / Susana Castaños-Cervantes.