HES 145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Safe Sex, Gender Role, Active Listening
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People with positive, fulfilling relationships are 50% more likely to survive over time than are people in poor relationships. Those with family members, close friends, and romantic partners, characterized by. Your perception and acceptance to yourself influences your relationship choices. Not the quantity but the quality that matters. Evaluating our social network and social capital. Competitive or combative listening happens when we are more interested in promoting our own point of view than in understanding or exploring someone else"s view. We either listen for openings to take the floor, or for flaws or weak points we can attack. If you are awake and your ears work properly, you can listen passively. You hear what your teacher says and you might be able to tell the difference between major and minor points of the lecture, but that is about it. Active listening is a way of listening and responding to another person that improves mutual understanding.