PEERS Review
PEERS group is defined as
What is a social skills class that focuses on helping people make and keep friends?
Friendships is
What is a choice, based on common interests?
Humor is
What is one way that people communicate and connect with each other?
Starting individual conversations
What is a way to make new friends or keep existing friends?
Being turned down in a conversation
What is on average, every five out of ten times that we try to join conversations we’re not going to be accepted, and it’s not a big deal, it happens to everyone?
Listening to others
What is not talking when others are speaking?
Good suggestions of picking friends
What is are they nice and friendly, interested in you, likes the same things as you, not likely to get you in trouble?
Humor feedback is
What is the reaction people give you after you've told a joke?
The importance of finding a common interest when starting a conversation
What is this gives you something to talk about, an excuse for starting the conversation?
You broke one of the rules for joining the conversation
What is try again later, following the steps?
The six rules of PEERS
What is listen to the other group members, follow directions, raise your hand, be respectful, no touching, and no technology?
A social group
What is different crowds or groups of people that hang out, and they share some common interest?
Jokes to avoid when using appropriate humor
What is insult jokes, dirty jokes, and inside jokes with people who won't get them?
Assessing interest can be seen through
What is are they talking to me, looking at me, and/or facing me or giving me the cold shoulder?
Exiting conversations when never accepted
What is do not get upset and refuse to take no for an answer, we must know how to exit the conversation appropriately?
Being respectful
What is no teasing, no making fun of others, no swearing, and keeping negative or hurtful words/thoughts to ourselves?
A geek is
What is someone who has interest AND exceptional skill in a certain area?
The reactions to look for in humor feedback
What is not laughing at all, giving a courtesy laugh, laughing at you, and/or laughing with you?
Joining group conversations
What is another way to make new friends with people that you're trying to get to know better? (For people we know well, we can just walk up and say hello!)
The last step for exiting conversations when never accepted
What is walk away, slowly and calmly?
Characteristics of good friendships
What is sharing common interests, sharing secrets, understanding on another, shared/equal relationship, mutual affection/care, commitment, and conflict resolution?
Social groups are important for this purpose
What is gives us a source of friendship with common interests and protects us from individual teasing?
The time one should versus should not tell jokes
What is the right time to tell a joke would be at parties, get-togethers, free time, and when other people are telling jokes?
What is the wrong time to tell a joke would be during class, when the teacher or supervisor are talking, when others are in a hurry, when others are sad or not in the mood for a joke?
Identifying the topic
What is the most important goal of listening to the conversation because you need to be able to talk about that topic if you are going to join the conversation?
What is keep your cool, this means don't get upset or try to force someone to talk to you?