Healthy Relationship Practices
A foundation of mutual respect, honesty, and open communication where both partners feel safe, supported and equal.
Defined by a lack of trust, respect, and equality, and characterized by controlling, manipulative or abusive behaviors that negatively impact mental, emotional and physical well-being.
What is an unhealthy relationship?
Enjoying time together
What is fun?
Treating a person with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly.
What is abuse?
The clear, empathetic exchange of information, emotions, and intentions, ensuring the receiver understands the message as intended
True or False: Healthy Relationships have NO conflict or disagreements
False! Conflict and disagreements are normal. The way we handle them makes all the difference!
Often an insecure driven desire to control or exclusively own a partner's time, affection and attention, prioritizing control over genuine trust
What is possessive?
The ability to handle disagreements constructively without using toxic tactics
What is conflict management?
When a person is seperated from their friends and family, intensifying dependence.
What is isolation?
Providing and receiving constructive, timely and clear assessments.
What is feedback?
Each person in the relationship values the other's belief, opinions, and individuality and does not try to control or belittle them.
What is mutual respect?
The use of pressure, manipulation, threats or force to compel a partner to act against their will, undermining their autonomy.
What is coercion?
Encouraging personal goals and providing emotional encouragement
What is support?
A tactic used to desensitize an individual to abuse, coercive or inappropriate behaviors.
What is normalization?
Understanding the emotions and perspective others
What is empathy?
People in the relationship respect each other's privacy, personal space and time spent with friends or purusing individual hobbies.
What are healthy boundaries?
What is placing blame?
Both partners meeting in the middle by making adjustments and concessions to find a solution
What is compromise?
Number of adolescents in the U.S. that are victims of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner.
What is 1 in 3?
Fully concentrating on the speaker, understanding their message and responding throughtfully.
What is active listening?
In all relational interactions, this is active, enthusiastic, and mutual, meaning all parties are comfortable with the activities.
What is consent?
A form of abuse where one partner manipulates the other into questioning their own reality, memory and sanity
The active, non-judgmental embrace of a partner's true self
What is acceptance?
Tension. Explosion/Incident. Reconciliation.
These words are considered the 5 C's of communication.
What are: Clear, Concise, Correct, Complete, Compassionate?