Healthy Relationships
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
What is Empathy?
Hiding information from others so a person can continue to do irresponsible behaviors.
What is Secretive or Dishonest?
Communicating in a way that get's your point across in a respectful way.
What is Effective Communication?
The general desire or willingness of someone to do something.
What is Motivation?
A show that explores different parenting styles.
What is The Parent Test?
The information another person gives you that can be helpful to your understanding of a situation.
What is feedback?
Placing responsibility of wrong-doing on someone else.
What is Blaming?
Accepting what others do or what happens to you without standing up for your own rights, feelings, needs, and ideas.
What is Passiveness (passive communication)?
A positive emotion that involves being thankful and appreciative.
What is Gratitude?
Individuals who you reach out to in your recovery when you need help.
What is Sober Support?
Continuously doing actions that increases trust in relationships.
What is Consistency?
Irrational thinking patterns that can lead to uncomfortable emotions and unwanted/irresponsible behaviors.
What are Thinking Errors?
People who use this type of communication may feel a sense of relase and get a sense of control.
What is Aggressiveness (aggressive communication)?
A place you can attend to talk about challenges and successes in your recovery, as well as learn about the 12 Steps.
What are AA/NA Meetings?
Ideas and beliefs that are taught (knowingly or unknowingly).
What are Values?
A limit you can set on what you will accept of another person's words or actions to maintain your healthy lifestyle.
What are Boundaries?
A phrase used to described the negative consequences your behavior has had on those closest to you.
What is Ripple Effect?
This type of communication is often confusing, dishonest, and hurtful.
What is Passive-Aggressive Communication?
Methods a person uses to deal with stressful situations.
What are Coping Skills?
The practice of preparing to listen, observing what verbal and non-verbal messages are being sent, and then providing appropriate feedback for the sake of showing attentiveness to what is being said.
What is Active Listening?
The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
What is Encouragement?
Having negative feelings toward another person because you believe they have wronged you in some way.
What is Resentment?
The expression of feelings, needs, and ideas and standing up for one's rights in ways that don't violate the rights or feelings of others.
What is Assertiveness (assertive communication)?
A program intended to help individuals stop compulsive substance use.
What is Treatment?
Expressing how you feel while taking responsibility for your emotions instead of blaming the other person.
What are "I" Statements?