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Styles of Interacting 70 NAME:________________________ SOC
STYLES OF INTERACTING HANDOUT
 Personalizing – An individual who over-identifies with the presented information and perceives that others are talking about them or that they are to blame for something.
 Need being met – The individual feels connected to others and involved in the interaction.
 Potential social barrier – Others may be annoyed by the individual making a situation about themselves when that is not accurate. It can be a way to dominate conversations.
 Fixing – An individual who typically provides solutions to other people’s problems even when solutions have not been requested.
 Need being met – The individual feels valued and productive by helping to fix a problem.
 Potential social barrier – Others may view the individual as being invalidating or feeling
superior because the solutions are unsolicited.
 Cheerleading – An individual who encourages others by being overly-optimistic and attempts to provide motivation to others in an unwavering manner.
 Need being met – An individual feels supportive, helpful, and connected to others.
 Potential social barrier – Others may view the individual’s attempts to connect as being
unhelpful, pushy, and overly-optimistic.
 Invalidating – An individual who fails to connect to another person’s experience and challenges or argues about what they “should” be experiencing.
 Need being met – An individual is attempting to clarify what is happening so they can connect with others.
 Potential social barrier – Others may feel hurt or misunderstood causing them to disengage or withdraw.