Question

It's hard to talk to edie because she always seems to take things the wrong way and to try to support herself and her side of the story. edie is a(n):

Answer 1

- Defensive listener.

Step-by-step explanation:

A defensive listener is described as the listener who personalizes a general comment or statement. Such listeners misinterpret the innocent remarks or comments as a personal charge/attack on himself/herself. Such a kind of attribution or personalizing comes out due to the feelings of guilt, insecurity, or lack of maturity.

In the given situation, Edie would be categorized as a 'defensive listener' as 'she misinterprets things and always tries to support or justify herself or her viewpoint' that implies that she personalizes every general statement or comment made during a conversation and takes it as a personal attack. Thus, 'it's hard/difficult to talk to her' and hence, 'defensive listener' is the answer.

Answer 2

Edie is a defensive listener. This concept refers to people who generally perceive negative messages in conversations with others, this produces that they show themselves defensively in their conversations.


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