Title: Explain the benefits of establishing and maintaining healthy relationships.
Course: Independent Living (22904-36) > Section: Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships

Explanation should include

- description of various types of relationships
- characteristics of caring, respectful, and responsible relationships
- personal needs and personality traits and their influence on relationships
- the role that stress plays in relationships
- potential benefits of healthy relationships.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How do healthy relationships benefit all aspects of a person’s life?
- What are ways to create caring, respectful, and responsible relationships?

Communication

- How could a lack of effective communication lead to stress in relationships?
- What are the benefits of healthy relationships in the family and in the workplace?

Leadership

- What leadership skills help create and maintain healthy relationships?
- What personal values contribute to maintaining healthy relationships?

Management

- What resources are available for fostering healthy relationships in the family, workplace, and community?
- What factors in a person’s environment contribute to healthy relationships?