Passive-aggressive behavior neither solves problems nor maintains relationships

Effortful control involves expressing the most typical action in a situation, because that will be the most adaptive

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

In Ulysses’ house, his parents shouted at each other to get their way, and both shouted at Ulysses to get him to do something, or—more often—to stop doing something. This behavior pattern was a cycle of coercion. How do family members try to control each other in a cycle of coercion?

What will be an ideal response?