Assertion
Self-assertion is the ability to be aware of one's own limits and rights outwardly ( social interaction ) and to be able to communicate them.
description
Self-assertion also: ego-participation, ego-involvement, ego-reference - describes the conscious and unconscious reference of an individual to situational, personal or other stimuli that are usually of central importance for his social behavior. "Self-assertion" is a generally descriptive term with a relatively high degree of fuzziness, since the term includes the construct of the ego as an extremely complex given. Self-assertion is understood as the extent of self-reference (as part of the motivation for a certain behavior) or as the degree of self-directed or self-dependent action tendencies as well as the extent to which the self-concept, i.e. H. the self-image, is involved or conscious of other psychological processes (see perceptual psychology, thinking, action). These conceptions are based on the idea that the "I" is both a central authority and a centralizing organizational principle. As such, the person's currently changed attitudes towards himself lead to activities that have his own person as an object or in some way indicate or regulate disorders of self-esteem.
training
Self-assertion is trained by working on frequently occurring, sometimes even everyday conflict situations and can be practiced continuously in everyday life. Experience has shown that this is a basic requirement in order to protect yourself from sexual / sexualised violence. The experiences in the training also show that if you notice and use self-assertion techniques at an early stage, the use of physical defense techniques ( self-defense ) is often no longer necessary. This explains why self-assertion is the indispensable basic part of the combined training.
Limit violations
Consciously / deliberately
A deliberate violation of boundaries is the intended crossing of a person's intimate sphere through which fundamental rights (human and civil rights) are affected (freedom, honor, health, property). The person who experiences the boundary violation has to define it as such, since the intimate sphere is different for every person, depending on his socialization, his experiences, his perception etc. Border violations are by no means only meant to be criminal offenses, and causing an uncomfortable feeling in everyday situations can certainly be perceived as a border violation.
Unconsciously
In contrast to deliberate border violations, unconscious border violations are brought about intentionally or unconsciously by the person violating the border to a maximum extent. There are situations in which those affected consciously accept such border violations, as they cannot be avoided at the relevant locations (narrow spaces in the elevator, bus, etc.). As a result, they trigger the same emotions in the person affected by the injury as in the case of deliberate border violations, and here those affected can of course also decide to make their border clear. The focus of every self-assertion training is limit violations below a physical attack that participants have experienced or that can happen to them every day. If participants concentrate on how to behave when confronted with a violent criminal, they often set their own standards so high that they fail in their goals and become incapacitated. But if the participants train a self-confident appearance in everyday situations, their self-confidence grows with the successful solution of everyday problems and they are able to tackle difficult situations in a thoughtful and consistent manner.
source
- Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen - AG Standards for police self-assertion / self-defense training
literature
- M. Atzenweiler: Criminal violence - and suddenly you're right in the middle of it. A guide to prevention and self-protection in work and everyday life. vdf Hochschulverlag, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-7281-3022-2 .
