Question

When aaron and terry argue, aaron's all-too-frequent strategy is to belittle terry for getting pregnant at an early age, dropping out of high school, and giving her baby up for adoption. aaron knows these are sensitive and painful issues for terry. aaron's behavior is best described as __________?

Answer 1

Aaron’s behavior is best described as beltlining. This is where an individual is likely to engage in hitting another person’s emotional or psychological level in which the individual is likely can’t withstand. This is considered to be an unproductive interpersonal conflict strategy.