MODULE 9: Personal Relationships Flashcards
It is a broad and complex concept
Relationships
This is not static; they are continually evolving, and to fully enjoy and benefit from them we need skills, information, inspiration, practice, and social support.
Relationships
It is an essential component in any discussion of relationships, but this varies greatly from person to person.
Family
It is defined by the Bureau of the Census as “two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household.”
Family
The Three Kinds of Relationships
a. Family
b. Friends
c. Partnerships
Relationships are defined by ___________ __ ____ ________ as “two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household.”
Bureau of the Census
The concept of this personal relationship is one of the oldest in human nature.
Family
It can be thought of as a close tie between two people that is often built upon mutual experience, shared interests, proximity, and emotional bonding.
Friendship
Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler, social-network researchers and authors of the book Connected, find that the average person has about ___ close ties—though some have more, and many have only one or none.
six
Who are the authors of the book Connected, that found out that the average person has about 6 close ties? (2)
Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler
Do online friends count as close ties?
No. Research indicates that a large online network isn’t nearly as powerful as having a few close, real-life friends.
These are close relationships formed between two people that are built upon affection, trust, intimacy, and romantic love.
Partnerships
This kind of relationship is experienced with only one person at a time.
Partnerships
25 MOST COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
This includes emotional infidelity, one-night stands, internet relationships (including ‘sexting’), long- and short-term affairs and financial infidelity
Affairs / infidelity / cheating
25 MOST COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
_______ _______, particularly loss of libido and including questions around your gender, or your partner’s gender
Sexual Issues
25 MOST COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
Significant differences in ____ _______ and __________.
core values, beliefs
25 MOST COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
You have ‘outgrown’ each other or have ‘changed’ significantly for whatever reason.
Life Stages
25 MOST COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS
____________ and/or Life-Changing Events.
Traumatic