mental disorder: passive-aggressive personality disorder

Individuals with this personality disorder use passive behavior to express aggressive impulses. For example, a worker might perform slowly or poorly to express anger at a supervisor.

Also: passive-aggressive

• Allen, Marvin & Robinson, Jo (Contributor) Angry Men, Passive Men - Understanding the Roots of Men's Anger and How to Move Beyond It Paperback 1994
• Wetzler, Scott Living With the Passive-Aggressive Man: Coping With Personality Syndrome of Hidden Aggression-From the Bedroom to the Boardroom Paperback 1993

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