Toxic behaviors
A type of manipulation that causes a person to doubt their own beliefs, sanity, or memory.
What is Gaslighting?
This is the foundation of all healthy relationships and involves believing others will act honestly.
What is trust?
This type of feedback focuses on improvement rather than blame.
What is constructive criticism?
This concept describes the different ways people prefer to give and receive love or care.
What are love languages?
A non-verbal way of communicating through physical behaviors like gestures, posture, facial expressions, and eye contact.
What is body language?
This relationship pattern involves focusing so much on others’ needs that you ignore your own.
What is codependency?
This type of personal limit helps you decide what behavior you will and will not accept from others.
What is a boundary?
This communication style allows you to express your needs clearly while respecting others.
What is assertive communication?
This term describes small lies people tell to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.
What is a white lie?
This facial expression typically shows genuine happiness and involves the mouth and eyes.
What is a smile?
A type of gaslighting where the gaslighter accuses someone of the very behavior that they are engaging in
what is projecting/projection?
This type of relationship pattern involves one person doing things for others at the cost of their own needs.
What is codependency?
This skill involves noticing tone, pace, and volume when someone is speaking, and can include nodding your head or eye contact to show that you are following along.
What is active listening?
This term refers to the predictable outcome of an action.
What is a consequence?
This type of body language often shows that the person is not feeling comfortable, and involves turning away, having arms and legs crossed, and lack of eye contact.
What is closed body language?
A type of gaslighting involving telling someone that something didn’t happen, or didn’t occur in the way that the other person recalls
What is denial gaslighting?
This ability allows you to identify valid points in someone else’s argument without giving up your own beliefs.
What is open-mindedness?
This term describes summarizing what someone else says to show understanding.
What is paraphrasing or reflecting?
This love language is shown through kind, uplifting statements.
What are words of affirmation?
This cue occurs when someone repeatedly checks the time during a conversation.
What is a signal of boredom or impatience?
This behavior allows someone else to continue unhealthy actions by protecting them from consequences.
What is enabling?
This is a three part statement used to deliver constructive criticism in a way that is easier to accept because it does not seem accusatory
What is “I notice… I feel… I suggest…”
This term describes resolving disagreements through respectful dialogue.
What is conflict resolution?
This emotional reaction involves protecting yourself from perceived criticism.
What is defensiveness?
This subtle cue—raised eyebrows, widened eyes, slight smile, etc.—often indicates a slight feeling through this type of expression.
What is a microexpression?