Healthy Interpersonal Relationships

What are the characteristics of intimate relationships? What are behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, and emotional availability? Why is each important in relationship development? Behavioral interdependence refers to the mutual impact that people have on each other as their lives and daily activities intertwine. What one person does influences what the other person wants to do and psychological needs and so are a means of need fulfillment. Through relationships with others, we fulfill our needs for. attachment, or feelings of love. Emotional availability, the ability to give to and receive from others emotionally without fear of being hurt or rejected, is the fourth characteristic of intimate relationships.

What problems might form barriers to intimacy? What actions can you take to reduce or remove these barriers? Differences in back ground such as, age, education, social status, gender, culture, political beliefs, and many other variables can lead to differences between communicators. other variables can lead to differences between communicators. Perhaps nothing stands in the way of effective communication more than alcohol and drugs.

What are the common elements of healthy relationships? What are some common warning signs of trouble? What actions can you take to improve your own interpersonal relationships? Communication, becoming a good listener, Loving and taking care of yourself before and while in a relationship. Respecting individuality, embracing with friends and family and having activities independent of each other. Expressing and listening to each other’s feelings, needs, and desires. Warning signs are as follow You care for and focus on another person only and neglect yourself or youfocus only on yourself and neglect the other person.You feel pressure to change to meet the other person’s standards, you area afraid to disagree, and your ideas are criticized. Or, you pressure the other person to meet your standards and criticize his or her ideas. One of you has to justify what you do, where you go, and who you see. One of you makes all the decisions and controls everything without listening to the other’s input. Expressing and listening to each other’s feelings, needs, and desires. One of you feels unheard and is unable to communicate what you want.

Why is social support important to an individual’s health and wellness? What type of social support do you have that has positively affected your health and wellness? Social support is a stress reliever and it is good to have a good listener, communication and family and friends. Friends and family help us to get through the bad and support us in the good.