Common signs of passive-aggressive personality disorder
There are certain behaviors that help identify passive-aggressive behavior.
- Ambiguity
Avoiding responsibility by claiming forgetfulness
Blaming others
Chronic lateness and forgetfulness
Complaining
Does not express hostility or anger openly
Fear of competition
Fear of dependency
Fear of intimacy
Fears authority
Fosters chaos
Intentional inefficiency
Making excuses and lying
Obstructionism
Procrastination
Resentment
Resists suggestions from others
Sarcasm
Sullenness
(A passive-aggressive may not have all of these behaviours, and may have other non-passive-aggressive )traits.