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Relationships
Types of RelationshipsSlide2
Healthy Relationships
Talk about your feelings.
Respecting each other’s friends and activities.
Considering the other person’s opinions and feelings.
Respecting differences in the other person.
Having an equal say in the relationship.
Feeling like you’re your own person.
Feeling responsible for your own happiness.
Togetherness and separateness are balanced.Slide3
Healthy Relationships
Friendships exist outside of the relationship.
Focuses on the best qualities of both people.
Achieving intimacy without chemicals.
Open, honest and assertive communication.
Commitment to the partner
Accepting changes in the relationship
Asking honestly for what is wanted
Working out solutions that are good for both of you.Slide4
Unhealthy Relationships
Shouting or yelling when you’re angry at the other person.
Using the “silent treatment”
Unwilling to listen or pouting to get what you want
Blaming the partner for his or her own unique qualities
Believing that one gender has more rights than the other
Feeling incomplete without your partnerSlide5
Unhealthy Relationships
Relying on your partner for your happiness
Too much or too little togetherness
Inability to establish and maintain friendships with others
Focuses on the worst qualities of the partners
Using alcohol/drugs to reduce inhibitions and achieve a false sense of intimacy
Game-playing, manipulationSlide6
Unhealthy Relationships
Jealousy, relationship addiction or lack of commitment
Feeling that the relationship should always be the same
Feeling unable to express what is wanted
Pestering your partner until you get what you wantSlide7
Abusive Relationships
Dominating and controlling the other person.
Trying to keep your partner away from friends.
Name calling and putdowns
Harassment
Breaking your partner’s possessions.
Threatening harm.
Intimidating through physical abuse or property destruction.Slide8
Abusive Relationships
Extreme Jealousy and possessiveness.
Pushing, hitting, biting, burning.
Restraining/holding your partner against his/her will
Using scare tactics
Using sexual putdowns
Forcing sex or sexual touchingSlide9
ABUSE CYCLE
Incident
Making-up
Calm
Tension BuildingSlide10
ABUSE CYCLE
Incident
Any type of abuse occurs.
(Physical, Sexual or Emotional)Slide11
ABUSE CYCLE
Making-up
Abuser may apologize for abuse
Abuser may promise it will never happen again
Abuser may blame the victim for causing the abuse
Abuser may deny abuse took place or say it was not as bad as the victim claimsSlide12
ABUSE CYCLE
Calm
Abuser acts like the abuse never happened
Physical abuse may not be taking place
Promises made during ‘make-up’ may not be met
Victim may hope that the abuse is over
Abuser may give gifts to victimSlide13
ABUSE CYCLE
Tension Building
Abuser starts to get angry
Abuse may begin
There is a breakdown
of
communication
Victim feels the need to keep
the abuser calm.
Tension becomes too much
Victim feels like they
are ‘walking
on egg shells
’Slide14
What to do about abuse?
Step 1 – Confront the abuser. Use, model and teach conflict management skills.
Step 2 – Get help. Talk to a
counsellor
, teacher, priest, doctor, psychologist, or psychiatrist to get help for the abuser.
Step 3 – Leave the relationship. Get away from the abuser. Take legal action if necessary.