Healthy Relationships
What do you need to have a healthy relationship?
Good communication, respect, and trust.
yes or no, sending text every 5 minutes to check where the person is is a sign of a good relationship
no, if you are in a committed relationship with someone you have to learn to trust them.
List an Anger management skill
time out, deep breathing/meditating, ABCD model
What are boundaries?
Boundaries are guidelines to help you feel comfortable and safe.
Your friends and family.
give an example of a unhealthy communication skill
yelling, using manipulation, lying
an example of an irrational belief
life is fair, I can control people, if people do not love me they hate me
Yes or No. Does everyone share the same boundaries?
No. Everyone is unique and will decide for themselves what makes them comfortable.
How much should each person contribute to the relationship?
ideally 100%
How do you help a friend who is in an unhealthy relationship?
Listen to them, tell them that they deserve to be treated better and with respect, encourage them to talk to someone they trust.
chemical in the brain that gives pleasure
dopamine/serotonin
How should you establish boundaries?
Talk with the person and explain what the limits are and why they are that way.
Ways you can utilize active listening
maintain eye contact, use reflective listening, treat them respectfully
name two traits of an unhealthy relationship.
anger, co-dependency, apathy, one person constantly doing all the work
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioral Theory
What are rigid boundaries?
boundaries where nothing goes in or out.
What skills should you use to resolve conflict?
active listening, anger management, compromise, explain your perspective and understand theirs.
define co-dependency
When one person enables the other and is so attached to them that their mental well-being is dependent upon the other person
Where is the decision making part of the brain called?
frontal lobe
What does it mean if you are enmeshed?
codependent, you are constantly aware of what the other person is doing, how their day goes effects how your day goes.