Healthy Relationships
Name one of the four foundational qualities discussed as important in a healthy relationship.
What are respect, trust, communication, and healthy relationship quality?
A person's informal support network consists of people who provide what?
What is support, connection, advice, listening, encouragement, or help with decisions?
In the boundaries mapping exercise, which circle represents people or situations where you feel safe and comfortable?
What is the Inner Circle / Comfort Zone?
Which attachment style is generally characterized by feeling that basic attachment needs are met and experiencing safety and trust within relationships?
What is secure attachment?
What are relationship cycles?
What are repeated emotional and behavioral patterns that influence how people interact with each other?
In a healthy relationship, respect should be what between both people, even when they disagree?
What is mutual?
Name one question you can ask yourself to identify people in your support network.
What is “Who truly listens to me when I need someone to talk to?” or another support-network question from the lesson?
Which boundary style involves having difficulty saying no and allowing others to cross personal limits?
What are porous boundaries?
A person becomes highly anxious when their partner doesn't respond to a text and fears they are being abandoned. Which attachment style does this resemble?
What is anxious/preoccupied attachment?
In the pursuer-distancer cycle, one person seeks closeness and validation while the other person does what?
What is withdraws or distances themselves?
A client wants their partner to know what they are feeling but expects their partner to figure it out without them saying anything. What healthy relationship skill is missing?
What is open communication?
What is the difference between supporting someone and enabling them?
What is support helps someone cope, grow, or make healthy choices, while enabling can maintain unhealthy patterns or prevent the person from taking responsibility?
A person refuses to let anyone get emotionally close and rarely shares personal information. Which boundary style might this represent?
What are rigid boundaries?
A person tends to avoid emotional intimacy, is highly self-reliant, and withdraws when conflict occurs. Which attachment style does this resemble?
What is avoidant/dismissive attachment?
A couple avoids discussing finances because they fear conflict. Eventually, the issue builds up and results in a major argument. What unhealthy relationship cycle is this?
What is conflict avoidance?
When evaluating the quality of a relationship, why is it important to examine your own role rather than only focusing on what the other person does?
What is because each person contributes to the quality and dynamics of the relationship?
The curriculum compares building a support network to creating this type of art because different people can provide different types of support over time.
What is a patchwork quilt?
Your partner wants to read your private text messages. What type of boundary could you communicate in this situation?
What is a personal/privacy boundary?
A person alternates between wanting intense closeness and pushing people away because they both fear abandonment and fear intimacy. Which attachment style does this resemble?
What is disorganized/fearful-avoidant attachment?
One person continually sacrifices their own needs to keep their partner happy while the other becomes increasingly dependent. What relationship cycle does this resemble?
What is a codependent cycle?
Two friends have conflict. One says, “You never listen to me,” while the other immediately becomes defensive. What could they do differently to create healthier communication?
What are using I-statements, validating emotions, and paraphrasing before responding?
Someone realizes they have emotional support but no one who helps them with practical decision-making. What should they consider doing?
What is identifying the unmet need and intentionally expanding or strengthening their support network to address it?
A family member repeatedly ignores a boundary after you have clearly communicated it. What is an important next step?
What is consistently enforcing the boundary and determining what action you will take if it continues to be ignored?
Someone with anxious attachment notices the urge to immediately resolve an argument with their partner. According to the curriculum, name one strategy they could use instead.
What is stepping back, counting to ten, distracting themselves, practicing mindfulness, naming their feelings, or returning to the conversation later?
A person repeatedly finds themselves in relationships with emotionally unavailable or controlling partners despite deciding they will not tolerate those behaviors again. What cycle does this represent?
What is toxic attraction?