Relationship Enhancement Quiz
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Here's a quiz based on the previous articles. Sharpen your pencils, put on your empathic thinking caps, and test your knowledge!
1. Mary is really upset with her husband. Most days it seems he comes home from work, opens a can of beer, and sits in front of the TV without saying very much to her all evening. This is what she feels like saying to him:
"You're more in love with that TV than with me! Every night you spend the whole evening watching it and never say a word to me. You're turning into a vegetable." a. What Relationship Enhancement guidelines would be violated by that kind of expression?
b. How could Mary express herself about this issue in a way that follows the Relationship Enhancement guidelines?
2. A coworker approaches you and says, "I just heard that the company laid off 20 employees in the San Jose office. What's going on? Who's going to be next?" Formulate a response that would apply the guidelines for the Relationship Enhancement Empathic Response skill.
3. What is the purpose of the Discussion phase?
4. What is the purpose of the Problem / Conflict Resolution phase?
5. My partner has just been expressing a thought. When she's finished, I'd like to say something in reply. What has to take place first before I can express my thought?
6. In a discussion, my partner has explained that sometimes I walk away from her while she's speaking. I agree this is a habit I want to change. Explain how the Self-change and Other-change skills can be used to help me break this habit.
7. When persons hear a demonstration of a discussion using the Relationship Enhancement method they sometimes remark that it seems to be a painfully slow process. If that is the case, what are the benefits of using the Relationship Enhancement method?
