Definitions
What is Betrayal?
Breaking someone's trust, especially by not doing what you say you are going to do
What form of betrayal is this? Flat out, saying something completely untrue, on purpose.
Lying
Can you betray someone without actually trying to hurt them? Which means, can you betray someone on accident?
Yes! You might break a promise on accident, or you might make a mistake that causes someone to feel betrayed, or something might happen that is completely out of your control.
What is a lie?
When you say something that, you know, is not true, and you say it with the purpose to mislead or harm someone.
What form of betrayal is this? When you only tell someone part of a story, but not the whole story, on purpose, so they only know some things... but not everything.
Not telling the whole truth or misleading
Should you use "promises" as a way to trick someone?
No, that is a form of manipulation.
What is the word that means purposely misleading someone?
Deception
What form of betrayal is this? Taking the credit for someone else's work.
Cheating
How can you cope with betrayal?
Positive coping skills, like, talking it out to the person who has hurt you, or to another adult in your safety network, writing down your feelings, and all of your usual positive coping skills.
What is the word that means sneakily trying to control someone's behavior?
Manipulation
What form of betrayal is this? Tricking someone, so they behave in the way YOU want them to behave, likely so you can get something out of them.
Manipulation
Why should you do what you say you are going to do?
To build and maintain healthy and positive relationships. It's good for our mental health.
What does grief mean? How can betrayal cause grief?
When someone betrays you, you may have lost your trust in them, and when you stop trusting someone, your relationship changes. Grief occurs when dealing with a difficult change.
What form of betrayal is this? Breaking a promise.
Disloyalty
Tell me something you learned this week. It can be anything at all, related to the topic.
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