Transcript Relationship Intro Power Point

Relationships/Communication Notes
Human Behavior
Relationships:
 Connections with other people
 A person may have many or few, but everyone needs some
relationships.
 Positive relationships serve a significant function in your life:
 Meet emotional needs
 Enrich life
 Help you get things done
Types of relationships
 Friends
 Co-workers
 Parent-Child
 Teacher-Student
 Siblings
 Significant others
 Etc.
Acquaintance:
 People you know but aren’t particularly close to.
 Example: A friend in class that you don’t usually hang out with
outside of school
Codependent
 A dependency on people - on their moods, behavior,
sickness, well-being, and their love.
What makes a good relationship?
 Mutuality: both people contribute
 Trust: belief that others will not reject, betray or hurt you
 Self-disclosure: Willingness to tell someone personal
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things about yourself
Rapport: a feeling of ease and harmony with another
person
Empathy: When you have the ability to put yourself in
another person’s position
Shared Interests: shared interests form a strong base for
building a relationship
Bad=Exploitation: Using another person unfairly for
personal benefit
Communication
Styles of Communication
 Assertive person: (write 2)
 Expresses opinions and feelings directly, honestly and
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appropriately
Speak for self
Values self equal to others
Doesn’t hurt self or others
Listens to others
Stands up for rights without violating someone else
Styles of Communication
 Aggressive person:
 Passionately expresses opinions and feelings
 Values self above others
 Hurts others to avoid hurting self
 Speaks loudly and abusively
 Doesn’t listen to others
 Stands up for rights at the expense of others
Styles of Communication
 Passive person:
 Does not express opinions and feelings directly or honestly
 Says what they think others want to hear
 Values others before self
 Belittles self
 Gives up rights in favor of someone else’s
 Let’s look at some examples…
Non-verbal Communication
 Communication without words
 Expressions
 Gestures
 Posture
 Body language
Listening skills
 Good listeners build strong relationships
 Passive listening: provides responses that invite the
speaker to share feelings and ideas. Listener puts aside
personal judgments. Say, “no kidding”, etc.
 Active listening: try to understand the speaker's feelings
and the message’s true meaning.You make comments that are
designed to draw out more information.