Respond to each statement using assertive techniques. (Keep in mind that an assertive response might not be your natural or first response were you actually in this situation yourself. Review assertiveness techniques from our text if necessary). Please keep in mind that you are to be supportive as well.

1. You are at a party and someone you don't like asks you to dance.
2. Your best friend keeps pressuring you to go with him/her to an event (think of one that you really do not like, but it is their favorite). You don't want to go.
3. You had plans to have lunch with a friend at 1:00 pm. They arrive an hour late and don't apologize or offer an explanation.
4. Someone asks you out for a second date, but you're not interested in continuing the relationship.
5. Your dad tells you to wash the dishes just as you are about to go out for the evening. You're already running late, and you'll miss the movie if you have to stop and wash the dishes.
6. You order mashed potatoes, but the waitress/waiter brings you French fries.
7. A co-worker has asked you to "cover" for her. She wants to leave work early, for the third time, and wants you to lie for her if anything comes up.
8. You have just gotten a paper back with a grade that is much lower than you expected or felt you deserved. You are talking to the teacher about the grade.
9. A friend of yours is a "soap opera freak". She is doing poorly in school; has no time for other activities, and all she can talk about is the shows. She has become dull, boring, superficial person who nobody likes to be around much.
10. Your sibling wants to borrow your car, the one you just got and are very apprehensive about turning over the keys.

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