Category 1
What is the goal of interpersonal effectiveness?
Being able to assert your own needs while also getting along with others.
"Objective effectiveness" refers to what?
Getting what you want from other people.
"Relationship effectiveness" refers to what?
Keeping and improving a relationship.
"Self-respect effectiveness" refers to what?
Keeping or improving self-respect.
True or Fasle:
Butterflies taste with their feet.
True
Butterflies have taste sensors on their legs that help them identify plants when they land.
What are the three categories of interpersonal effectiveness?
Objective effectiveness
Relationships effectiveness
Self-respect effectiveness
What are some examples of objective effectiveness?
(Name at least one)
Obtaining your own rights
Getting another person to do what you want them to do
Saying "no" to unreasonable requests
Resolving interpersonal conflict
Getting your opinions or point of view taken seriously
What are some examples of relationship effectiveness?
(Name at least one one)
Acting in such a way so the other person likes/respects you
Balancing immediate goals with the good of the long-term relationship with the other person
Maintaining relationships that matter to you
What are some examples of self-respect effectiveness?
(Name at least one.)
Respecting your own beliefs and values
Acting in a way that makes you feel moral
Acting in a way that makes you feel capable and effective
True or False
The human brain uses about 20% of the body's total energy.
True
Even though the brain accounts for only about 2% of body weight, it consumes a large portion of the body’s energy.
Interpersonal effectiveness is the key to what?
Developing healthy relationships with others.
What are the questions to ask oneself in relation to objective effectiveness?
1.) What specific results or changes do I want from this interaction?
2.) What do I have to do to get the results?
(2. a) What will work?
What are the questions to ask oneself in relation to relationship effectiveness?
1.) How do I want the other person to feel about me after this interaction is over?
2.) What do I have to do to get (or keep) this relationship?
What are questions to ask oneself in relation to self-respect effectiveness?
1.) How do I want to feel about myself after the interaction is over?
2.) What do I have to do to feel that way about myself?
(2.a) What will work?
True or False
Your nose and ears never stop growing.
True
While most bones stop growing after adolescence, cartilage continues to grow slowly throughout life. Ears and noses are largely made of cartilage.
The most basic definition of interpersonal effectiveness is what?
The ability to interact with others.
What is the acronym for objective effectiveness?
(D.E.A.R.) (M.A.N.)
What is the acronym for relationship effectiveness?
(G. I. V. E.)
What is the acronym for self-respect effectiveness?
(F. A. S. T.)
True or False
The Amazon River flows into the Pacific Ocean.
False
The Amazon River flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of Brazil.
Interpersonal effectiveness is balancing what?
Our "wants" and our "shoulds".
What do the letters "D" and "M" stand for in D. E. A. R. M.A. N.?
D= Describe the current situation
M= Mindful of your own actions
What does the "V" stand for in G. I. V. E.?
V = Validate
What does the "A" stand for in F. A. S. T.?
A = Apologies
True or False
Bananas are radioactive.
True
Bananas contain potassium-40, a naturally occurring radioactive isotope. The amount is extremely small and harmless.