Week 7, Session 2

Question 1

When someone takes the time to _________ us it makes us feel _____, it builds _____, and it shows us ______.

Answer 1

When someone takes the time to understand us it makes us feel loved, it builds trust, and it shows us honour.

Question 2

What usually stand in the way of understanding others is that we are basically ___ - _______;

Answer 2

What usually stand in the way of understanding others is that we are basically self-centred;

Question 3

Listening ________ so as to understand another person requires ____ and ____.

Answer 3

Listening correctly so as to understand another person requires work and time.

Question 4

________ each other is the ____ of relationships.

Answer 4

Knowing each other is the aim of relationships.

Question 5

We cannot truly _____ people, _____ people or _______ people unless we take time to know and understand them in the context of how we relate.

Answer 5

We cannot truly lead people, serve people or manage people unless we take time to know and understand them in the context of how we relate.

Question 6

Self-knowledge is an inner experience but it is never just by _________; we can only know and understand our ____ as we ______ with ____________.

Answer 6

Self-knowledge is an inner experience but it is never just by introspection; we can only know and understand our self as we interact with eachother.

Question 7

Being ____ and bringing our self into the _____ by _______ our self with another has a ________ effect because we begin to see our self more ______ and _________.

Answer 7

Being open and bringing our self into the light by sharing our self with another has a productive effect because we begin to see our self more clearly and honestly.

Question 8

It is when we begin to discover the ____ person ______ the feelings and thoughts that a true ‘ ________’ begins to take place

Answer 8

It is when we begin to discover the real person behind the feelings and thoughts that a true ‘ connection’ begins to take place

Question 9

The answer is both – but _____ of the time understanding takes __________ effort.

Answer 9

The answer is both – but most of the time understanding takes intentional effort.

Question 10

1. ___________ ___ ________ _____.

Answer 10

1. Willingness to reveal self.

Question 11

We are _________ on the other person’s willingness and ability to open up and ________ themselves

Answer 11

We are dependent on the other person’s willingness and ability to open up and reveal themselves

Question 12

2. _________ ___ _____ ____.

Answer 12

2. Courage to stay true.

Question 13

And, to seek to overcome someone’s cover-up requires we be ready to ______ confidence (trust) through ________ care (love) and ___________ of the person’s intrinsic worth (respect)

Answer 13

And, to seek to overcome someone’s cover-up requires we be ready to build confidence (trust) through genuine care (love) and affirmation of the person’s intrinsic worth (respect)

Question 14

3. ___________ — This is the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes.4

Answer 14

3. Sensitivity — This is the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes.

Question 15

In communication, each person’s point of _________ affects their __________.

Answer 15

In communication, each person’s point of reference affects their perspective.

Question 16

We must try to enter the other person’s point of reference, which tales imagination, effort, __tention, and __tention

Answer 16

We must try to enter the other person’s point of reference, which tales imagination, effort, intention, and attention.

Question 17

4. _________ _________ _________

Answer 17

4? Correctly interpreting meaning

Question 18

For men ‘understanding’ is often treated as a ________ that needs to be ______ and for women, it is a ________ on how they _____.

Answer 18

For men ‘understanding’ is often treated as a problem that needs to be fixed and for women, it is a decision on how they feel.