A4: Developing Relationships With Others Flashcards
1
Q
Friendships between young children are very different from…
A
friendships between young children are very different from friendships between older children, adolescents or adults
2
Q
How to children become able to develop meaningful relationships?
A
as children mature and start to think beyond their own needs and are able to see the world from other people’s viewpoints, they become able to develop meaningful relationships
3
Q
What are the 2 types of relationships?
A
- formal
- informal
4
Q
What are informal relationships?
A
- they develop within families and significant people in individual’s lives
- they promote a positive self-concept that prepares adolescents and adults for developing intimate relationships that show mutual respect
5
Q
What are formal relationships?
A
- they develop between people who are not related or friends
- for example, relationship between colleagues or teacher
- do not involve emotional attachments
- are important to social development
- demand different skills
6
Q
What are intimate relationships?
A
- may begin in adolescence and continue
- and new ones form throughout life
- close intimate relationships result in greater contentment, emotional security, emotional security and positive self-image
7
Q
Healthy relationships may result in…
A
- acceptance
- trust
- compromise
- respect
- responsibility
- honesty
8
Q
Unhealthy relationships may result in…
A
- stress
- isolation
- distrust
- blame
- low self-esteem
- insecurity
