1. Peer Relationships
Ch. 8 pg. 192

2. Strong Friendships
Mutual Respect
Caring
Honesty
Commitment
Empathy

3. Strong Friendships Fairness Shared Interests Acceptance Support
Loyalty

4. What can challenge your friendships?
Jealousy
Manipulation
Pressure to change
Negative behavior
New friends/significant other
New stages of life

5. Common Methods of Manipulation
Type
Definition
Threatening
Promising violence or other negative consequences
Blackmail
Threatening to reveal some embarrassing or damaging information
Mocking/Teasing
Making fun of another person in mean or hurtful ways
Guilt Trips
Making a person feel guilty
Bargaining
Offering to make a deal
Flattery
Using excessive praises to influence another person
Bribing
Promising money or favors

6. Assertive Refusal Skills
State Your Position
Suggest Alternatives
Stand Your Ground

7. What is Passive Aggressive Behavior?
Dr. Daniel Hall-Flavin from the Mayo Clinic says:
“Passive-aggressive behavior is a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them.”

8. Passive Aggressive Behavior
There are 5 levels, each progressively more pathological
1 - Temporary Compliance

9. Passive Aggressive Behavior
2 - Intentional Inefficiency

10. Passive Aggressive Behavior
3 – Letting a Problem Escalate

11. Passive Aggressive Behavior
4 – Hidden but Conscious Revenge 5 – Self Deprecation

12. Peer Pressure – always bad?
Positive
Negative