Relationships
A connection between two people.
What is a relationship?
These are guidelines, rules, and expectations you communicate and enforce to others to help you feel comfortable and safe.
What are boundaries?
Why is communication important in relationships?
In a relationship, communication is key to keeping the connection strong. It involves sharing your thoughts, feelings, and needs with the other person. It is understanding what the person’s body language is telling you and responding to said messages accordingly. It also cultivates positive patterns of conflict resolution
Healthy or Unhealthy?
Peter's girlfriend did not respond to his text so he calls and texts her every five minutes.
Unhealthy
What is gaslighting
Denying that an event took place, even if there is evidence to prove it. Lying and contradicting what the victim knows to be true. Making the victim feel like they are crazy or overreacting. Making the victim doubt their memory and perception
This relationship occurs when a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, adoption, or foster care live together
Family relationship
True or False:
Everyone has the same boundaries
FALSE
Why is nonverbal communication important?
It allows us to read a person's body language to understand how they are feeling and how we can best respond. If a person backs away or is closed off that may communicate they are scared or uncomfortable. If a person laughs and smiles they could be enjoying the interaction. If a person is becoming red, tense, or pacing they may be frustrated.
Healthy or Unhealthy?
Abigail found out from a friend that there has been negative rumors spread by another friend. She is very angry so she takes five and waits to speak directly to the friend being accused until she is calm.
Healthy
What is the "silent treatment"
intentionally withdrawing from an interaction, refusing to engage further, and shutting the other person out for extended periods of time
This relationship occurs when we find people we trust, respect, care about, and feel that we can confide in and want to spend time with. It is often someone that you experience a bond with. You may share some common beliefs and values with this person.
Friendship
Speaking to someone with inappropriate language, yelling, name calling, and threatening would all be examples of what kind of boundary violation?
verbal
What are some unhealthy communication skills?
Yelling, name calling/blaming, silent treatment, cursing, threatening, not communicating when something is bothersome
Healthy or Unhealthy
Lydia has a bad temper and thinks it's cute when her big, wrestler boyfriend gets afraid of her when she gets mad at him. She's never hit him, she just calls him names but he deserves it because he's so clueless sometimes.
Unhealthy
What is a guilt trip?
causing another person to feel guilt or a sense of responsibility to change their behavior or take a specific action
This relationship occurs when two people have a deep emotional connection marked by intimacy, passion, and commitment based on equality and respect.
Romantic relationship
Physical
What are healthy communication skills?
Calm/even tone, using "I" statements, compromise, dealing with conflict, listening, talking about boundaries
Your friend's partner isn't treating them with respect. How do you provide help/support for someone in an unhealthy relationship?
Tell them they deserve to be treated with love/respect, listen to them, support them and encourage them to talk to their parents or a trusted person.
What is love bombing?
Love bombing is when someone bombards a person with affection, intense emotions, and an excess of their time and energy in order to get their way (get someone into a relationships, get someone to forgive after an act of abuse)
This relationship is defined by the interactions and connections that individuals of similar age or status have with one another. They involve social interactions, friendships, and influence upon one another.
Peer relationship
There's a new student in your program and they have made it clear they aren't interested in dating. You decide to keep asking them out anyways because you really like them. What types of boundaries would you be crossing?
Verbal, physical, emotional
What kinds of things can you discuss with someone you just met?
"Small" Talk topics, likes/dislikes, hobbies, school experiences, job experiences
Healthy or Unhealthy
Kylie and Josephine are friends at school. Lately Josephine has wanted to spend time with her new friend Lily from time to time during recess. When this occurs Kylie chooses to spend time alone or hangout with her other friends.
Healthy
What is blackmailing?
A form of manipulation that a person uses to make demands and threaten you to get what they want.