Assertiveness in the Health Domain

Susana Castaños-Cervantes is the Social Service Coordinator of the School of Psychology at Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico. As a community clinical psychologist, she works closely with private and governmental institutions that serve vulnerable people.Connie Atristain-Suárez is the Director of the Business Science PhD and a full-time professor and researcher at the Universidad Panamericana, Campus Mexico City.

• Chapter 1. Assertiveness in the Health Domain: The Path to Self-fulfilment, Wellness, and Professional Success; Susana Castaños-Cervantes and Connie Atristain-SuárezPART I. Assertiveness as a Valuable Tool for a Healthy Psychosocial Development and for Personal and Social GrowthChapter 2. Training of Functional Assertiveness as a Confluence of Social Effectiveness into Adolescence; Angélica Ojeda GarcíaChapter 3. Mexican Housewives’ Assertiveness and Well-being; Luis Fernando Arias-GaliciaChapter 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 VillanosChapter 5. Psychosocial Characteristics of Mexican Girls and Female Adolescents at Risk of Homelessness; Susana Castaños-CervantesPART II. Assertiveness and its Implications for Health Care and in Health-related ScenariosChapter 6. In Search of a New Assertiveness in the Doctor-patient Relationship; Andrea Alejandra García Cervantes and Fernando Sebastián Ángeles-TéllezChapter 7. Implications of Assertive Behaviour in Sport: Its Influence on Athletes, Family, and Coaches; Alfonso Ignacio Martínez Samperio and Gabriela Orozco-CalderónChapter 8. The Value of Assertiveness in Patient Care in Health Institutions under the Expert Systems Approach; Antonia Terán-Bustamante and Antonieta Martínez-VelascoChapter 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-SánchezPART III. Assertiveness as a Core Skill for Clinical Practice and Healthy Interpersonal RelationshipsChapter 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 PeñaChapter 11. Assertiveness and Mental Health; Isadora Rossa, Myllena Diessy da Silva, Sthefany Graziela Zwetsch Gomes, and Ilana AndrettaChapter 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 TorresChapter 13. Measuring and Assessing Assertiveness: Challenges for Improving Practices; Claudia Ivethe Jaén Cortés, Laura Amada Hernández Trejo, and Samuel Acosta GalvánChapter 14. Assertiveness in the Health Domain: Final Reflections and Implications; Susana Castaños-Cervantes