Traits of rigid, porous, or healthy
boundaries
Types of Boundaries
True or False for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Scenarios
Riddles
100

Has few close relationships and is protective of personal information.

What is rigid boundaries.

100

Refers to personal space and physical touch. These types of boundaries may be violated if someone touches you without permission.

What are physical boundaries.

100

You should use confident body language when setting boundaries

What is True.

100

Your friend is over and it is getting late. You want to go to bed but your friend is unaware of how late it is.

What is respectfully telling your friend how tired you are and asking them to leave?

100

What has to be broken for you to eat it?

What is an egg

200

Fears being rejected if they do not do what others want them to do.

What is porous boundaries.

200

Refers to a person's feelings. These boundaries are violated when someone criticizes, belittles, or invalidates another person's feelings.

What are emotional boundaries.

200

The appropriateness of boundaries does not depend on the setting you're in?

What is False. What is appropriate to say when your are out with friends might not be appropriate when you are in class or at work.

200

A good friend asks you to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable, what do you do?

What is using "I" statements to let your friend know how you feel and that you do not want to participate

200

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old.

What is a candle?

300

Accepting when others say "no" to them.

What is healthy boundaries.

300

Refers to thoughts and ideas. These boundaries are violated when someone dismissed or belittles another person's thoughts or ideas

What are intellectual boundaries.

300

Most people have a mix of different boundary types.

What is True. Someone could have healthy boundaries at work, porous boundaries in relationships and a mix of al three with their family.

300

You missed several days of group or work due to being in jail. A peer asks you where you were and you do not want to tell them the details.

What is respectfully telling them that information is private and thank them for thinking of you.

300

What question can you never answer yes to?

What is are you asleep yet?

400

This person refuses to tell anyone "No".

What is porous boundaries.

400

Refers to consent, agreement, respect, understanding of preferences and desires, and privacy.

What are sexual boundaries.

400

You shouldn't plan ahead to set boundaries.

What is False.

400

Someone in group is very upset about something that just happened. They are yelling and it is making you feel very uncomfortable.

What is respectfully telling that person that their actions are making you feel uncomfortable.

400

 I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

What is a bank?

500

Does not compromise values for other people.

What is healthy boundaries.

500

Refers to how a person uses their time. These boundaries are violated when another person demands too much of another's time.

What are time boundaries.

500

Some cultures have very different expectations when it comes to boundaries.

What is True. In some cultures it's considered wildly inappropriate to express emotions publicly. In other cultures, emotional express is encouraged.

500

To set a boundary with someone who is critical and makes fun of you.

What is telling them "It's not okay with me that you do that. I'd like you to please stop."

500

You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

What is they are all married