BY: AMIRAH MUNEER Healthy Relationships 9 th Grade Health.
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Transcript of BY: AMIRAH MUNEER Healthy Relationships 9 th Grade Health.
Relationships
Healthy relationships are an essential part of health.
Increase life span.Relationships can help relieve stress.Healthy body functioning.Being alone can pose health risks
Characteristics of healthy relationships
Mutual respectTrust/supportHonesty/accountabilityShared responsibilityNegotiation/fairness Non Threatening behaviorGood communication
Signs of a healthy relationship
Take care of yourself.Respect for each others individuality.Maintain relationships with friends/familyActivities apart from each other.Freedom to express yourself.Feeling secure and comfortable.
Characteristics of unhealthy relationships
Using intimidation.Using emotional abuse.Harmful behavior.Compatibility problems.Codependence.Jealousy.
Signs of an unhealthy relationship
Pressure to change who you are.Pressure to quit usual activities.Justifying your actionLack of privacy.Physical violenceControlling each other.
Beginning Stages
There are 3 steps to take in developing healthy relationship patterns
1. Build2. Establish3. Explore
Expectations in relationships
Respect changes. Accept differences.
Express wants and needs. Respect your partners rights.
Be prepared to “fight fair.” Maintain the relationship.
When problems arise….
Understand each others family patterns.Timing counts.Establish an atmosphere of emotional
support.Agree to disagree and move on.Separate wants from needs.Clarify your messages.
Dominant Patterns
Survival relationships
Feeling of dependence on partner.“I am nothing without you.”Abusive relationship.Limited sense of personal boundaries.“Relationship junkies.”
Validation Relationships
Validation of physical attractiveness etc.Insecurity.Diminishing self esteem.Partners may drift apart.
Scripted Relationships
“The perfect pair.”Career oriented couple.
Partners become “invisible.”Stuck in old patters
Individuation- Assertion Relationships
Based on wants and needs.Partners are encouraging.
Appreciation of differences.Open-minded.
Collateral Patterns
Healing Relationships
Experiencing loss, struggle, deprivation, mourning.
Partners reflect on their past.Provide support and comfort.Multiple healing relationships.
Experimental relationships
“Trying it out” relationship.
Transitional relationships
Cross between old and new
Is your relationship healthy?
What do you like about your partner?Is your partner accepting of your friends?Is your partner happy about your ambitions?Does your partner respect your opinions?Does he/she listen to you?Can he/she discuss his/her feelings?
Ending quote
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships. ~ Stephen R. Covey
References
http://www.sonoma.edu/users/d/daniels/lynch.html
http://www.pamf.org/teen/abc/types/http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/create-healt
hy-lifestyle/relationships/why-relationships-family-are-important
http://bpdfamily.com/bpdresources/nk_a115.htm
http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=376&ClinicID=13
http://cmhc.utexas.edu/healthyrelationships.html
http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/806216/unhealthy-relationship-characteristics