Healthy Interpersonal Relationships Worksheet
Appendix F
Healthy Interpersonal Relationships Worksheet
Use your textbook to answer the following questions. You are not required to respond in essay format. You may use short-answer responses, including lists, to answer these questions.
1. What are the characteristics of intimate relationships? What are behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, and emotional availability? Why is each important in relationship development? The characteristics of intimate relationships are behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, an emotional availability. These characteristics are what define an intimate relationship. Behavioral interdependence is the mutual impact that people have on …show more content…
Everyone “needs” someone to have some type of relationship with and whatever you would expect from the other person, you should be able to give as well. It is important to have behavioral interdependence so that both persons can grow from each other, in-turn, strengthening their relationship. The need fulfillment plays a roll of encouragement between two people, understanding each other, and being open to the other person’s feelings and thoughts. You need to have some type of emotional attachment to an individual to spark an interest in a relationship and pull two people closer together. And you definitely need to be emotionally available in order to even move on to another relationship. You cannot go into a relationship worrying if that person is going to lie to you, cheat on you, or hurtful feelings from a previous relationship. That is not fair to the other person and not to mention, it’s not even fair to yourself to move on without a closure to the past. You must go into a new relationship with a clean slate of trust, be completely open and honest about sexual history and anything else that you feel is important for the other person to know …show more content…
Some common warning signs of trouble are either partner may stop listening or cease to be emotionally present for the other. Feeling ignored, unappreciated, unwanted. Or when a couple enjoy spending time together and then usually find themselves in the company of others, spending time apart, or preferring to stay home alone. Partners may gain irresponsible or hurtful behavior, or show a lack of respect for each other. Actions that I can take to improve my interpersonal relationship are recognizing my own feelings and dealing with them, spending time with my current friends or reconnecting with old ones, not rushing into a “rebound” relationship. Self-nurturance, I need to love myself before I can love someone else, or even expect someone else to love me. Take the time to get to know myself, become more accepting of myself and be happy with whom I am. Becoming a better listener allows me to share feelings, express concerns, communicate wants and needs, and let our thoughts and opinions be
Healthy Interpersonal Relationships Worksheet
Use your textbook to answer the following questions. You are not required to respond in essay format. You may use short-answer responses, including lists, to answer these questions.
1. What are the characteristics of intimate relationships? What are behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, and emotional availability? Why is each important in relationship development? The characteristics of intimate relationships are behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, an emotional availability. These characteristics are what define an intimate relationship. Behavioral interdependence is the mutual impact that people have on …show more content…
Everyone “needs” someone to have some type of relationship with and whatever you would expect from the other person, you should be able to give as well. It is important to have behavioral interdependence so that both persons can grow from each other, in-turn, strengthening their relationship. The need fulfillment plays a roll of encouragement between two people, understanding each other, and being open to the other person’s feelings and thoughts. You need to have some type of emotional attachment to an individual to spark an interest in a relationship and pull two people closer together. And you definitely need to be emotionally available in order to even move on to another relationship. You cannot go into a relationship worrying if that person is going to lie to you, cheat on you, or hurtful feelings from a previous relationship. That is not fair to the other person and not to mention, it’s not even fair to yourself to move on without a closure to the past. You must go into a new relationship with a clean slate of trust, be completely open and honest about sexual history and anything else that you feel is important for the other person to know …show more content…
Some common warning signs of trouble are either partner may stop listening or cease to be emotionally present for the other. Feeling ignored, unappreciated, unwanted. Or when a couple enjoy spending time together and then usually find themselves in the company of others, spending time apart, or preferring to stay home alone. Partners may gain irresponsible or hurtful behavior, or show a lack of respect for each other. Actions that I can take to improve my interpersonal relationship are recognizing my own feelings and dealing with them, spending time with my current friends or reconnecting with old ones, not rushing into a “rebound” relationship. Self-nurturance, I need to love myself before I can love someone else, or even expect someone else to love me. Take the time to get to know myself, become more accepting of myself and be happy with whom I am. Becoming a better listener allows me to share feelings, express concerns, communicate wants and needs, and let our thoughts and opinions be