RED FLAGS
What is a warning sign when someone constantly checks your phone, messages, and social media accounts without permission?
Controlling behavior.
What is it called when a person feels they cannot be happy unless they are in a relationship?
Answer: Relationship dependency.
Healthy relationships are built on what important quality?
Answer: Trust.
Toxic relationships can increase feelings of what common mental health problem?
Answer: Anxiety.
What is the first step in changing a toxic relationship pattern?
Answer: Recognizing the problem.
What do we call it when a person isolates their partner from family and friends?
Isolation.
What happens when someone ignores their own needs to constantly focus on another person?
Answer: Codependency.
What is the ability to say "no" and protect your personal needs called?
Answer: Boundaries.
What emotional condition may develop when someone constantly feels worthless or criticized?
Answer: Low self-esteem.
Who are healthy people someone can lean on during relationship recovery?
Answer: Support systems (family, friends, counselors).
What is it called when someone makes you question your memory, feelings, or reality?
Gaslighting.
What chemical in the brain is often associated with the excitement and rewards of relationships?
Answer: Dopamine.
In a healthy relationship, disagreements should be handled through what?
Answer: Respectful communication.
What physical symptom can result from prolonged relationship stress?
Answer: Sleep problems, headaches, or fatigue.
What skill helps people express needs and feelings clearly without aggression?
Answer: Assertive communication.
What red flag is present when a person repeatedly threatens to leave unless they get their way?
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Answer: Emotional manipulation
What is the term for repeatedly returning to an unhealthy relationship despite negative consequences?
Answer: Relationship addiction.
What is the opposite of mutual respect in a toxic relationship?
Answer: Control or domination.
What often happens to a person's decision-making ability when they are emotionally overwhelmed by a toxic relationship?
Answer: It becomes impaired.
What do we call the process of learning to value yourself apart from a relationship?
Answer: Building self-worth.
What is the term for repeated patterns of emotional, verbal, physical, or psychological harm in a relationship?
Answer: Abuse.
500: What do we call intense emotional highs and lows that keep someone attached to a toxic person?
Answer: Trauma bonding.
What quality allows both people to grow individually while remaining connected?
Answer: Independence.
What serious emotional condition can develop from long-term exposure to relationship abuse?
Answer: Depression or trauma.
What is the long-term goal of recovering from toxic and addictive relationships?
Answer: Developing healthy, balanced relationships.