UNDERSTANDING

PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
2nd Quarter
Module 1
 MOST ESSENTIAL
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
Discuss an understanding of
teen-age relationships,
including the acceptable and
unacceptable expressions of
attractions

LETS GET STARTED

What do they usually do
to keep the relationship
good and working?
 ACTIVITY:
PICTURE ANALYSIS
 1. WHAT DO THE PICTURES WANT TO
CONVEY?

2. WHAT DID YOU FEEL AFTER YOU

OBSERVED THE IMAGES?

3. HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF

SCENARIO BEFORE?
IF SO, HOW DID YOU DEAL WITH IT?
IF NOT YET, HOW WILL YOU REACT
TO THIS KIND OF SITUATION?
STATE WHETHER THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE.

1. IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK ON COMMUNICATING

OUR FEELINGS IN RELATIONSHIPS.

2. TO LOVE SOMEONE, WE MUST LOVE OUR SELF FIRST.

3. TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE

COMING FROM RATHER THAN JUDGING THEM HELPS US
BUILD AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS.

4. HAVING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT

CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TO US HAVING GOOD HEALTH

5. WHEN PEOPLE LISTEN DEEPLY AND LET US KNOW

THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THE FEELING BEHIND OUR
WORDS, MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS DOING GOOD.
6. IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS, IT IS VITAL THAT WE
PRACTICE FORGIVENESS WHEN A LOVED ONE HAS HURT
US.

7. OUR LOVED ONES CANNOT HELP US WHEN WE DEAL

WITH STRESS.

8. USING POSITIVE METHODS TO RESOLVE CONFLICT

WILL MORE LIKELY HELP US MAINTAIN GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS

9. EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO OUR FRIENDS AND

FAMILY HELPS US MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS.

10. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN CORE VALUES AND

BELIEFS NEVER CREATE PROBLEMS IN RELATIONSHIPS.
11. WE ARE HAPPY IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WHEN OUR
LOVED ONES STAY CONNECTED BY SPENDING TIME WITH
US AND LETTING US KNOW THEY LOVE US.

12. EXCESSIVE RELIANCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN CAUSE

TENSION IN RELATIONSHIPS.

13. RELATIONSHIPS ARE STATIC; THEY ARE

UNCHANGEABLE.

14. BEING COMPASSIONATE, FORGIVING, AND

GRATEFUL CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

15. TO FULLY ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM

RELATIONSHIPS WE NEED SKILLS, INFORMATION,
INSPIRATION, PRACTICE, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.
WHAT IS PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP?
IS A FORM OF RELATIONSHIP CLOSELY LINKED TO
A PERSON AND WHICH CAN ONLY BE IMPORTANT
TO THAT PERSON.

RELATIONSHIP
IT IS SAID THAT EVERY KIND OF RELATIONSHIP IS A
TWO-WAY TRAFFIC WHICH MEANS THAT ALL
PARTIES SHOULD LEARN HOW TO GIVE AND TAKE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT FORMS OF RELATIONSHIPS
AND EACH OF US HAS A CLEAR DESCRIPTION FOR
EACH OF THESE FORMS. WE CERTAINLY HAVE OUR
OWN WAYS OF CREATING AND IMPROVING THESE
RELATIONSHIPS
KINDS OF PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP
PRIVACY AND INTIMACY
ARE TWO ATTRIBUTES DESCRIBING PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS AND LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO
ANOTHER PERSON/S

IMPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
COMMITMENT TO AN ORGANIZATION LIKE A
BUSINESS ENTITY, A PRINCIPLE OR PURPOSE.

ATTRACTION
IT IS A FORCE THAT UNITES PEOPLE AND CAN GROW
INTO AN ATTACHMENT WHICH EVENTUALLY LEADS TO
COMMITMENT.
 ATTRACTION

PHYSICAL
ATTRACTIVENESS

SIMILARITY

PROXIMITY

RECIPROCITY
 BASED ON OBSERVATION,
PEOPLE TEND TO CHOOSE
SOMEONE THEY SEE AS THEIR
EQUAL IN PHYSICAL
ATTRACTIVENESS AND
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY
(TAYLOR ET. AL. 2011).
HERE ARE SOME OF THE
ATTRACTIONS YOU NEED TO
REMEMBER:
1. PHYSICAL ATTRACTION IS BASED ON
INSTINCT
2. PHYSICAL ATTRACTION DOES NOT
NECESSARILY LEAD TO A GOOD
RELATIONSHIP
3. PLATONIC ATTRACTION IS IMPORTANT
4. THE UNATTAINABLE IS ATTRACTIVE
TYPICALLY, WE LOVE THE PEOPLE WE MAKE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, BUT
THE SORT OF LOVE WE HAVE FOR OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND LOVERS
IS SPECIAL. ROBERT STERNBERG (1986) SUGGESTED THAT LOVE HAS
THREE COMPONENTS: AFFECTION, PASSION, AND DEDICATION.
THESE THREE COMPONENTS FORM A TRIANGLE THAT DISTINGUISHES
MANY FORMS OF LOVE: THIS IS KNOWN AS THE TRIANGULAR LOVE
THEORY BY STERNBERG. LOVE IS SOMETIMES CHARACTERIZED BY
INTIMACY WHICH IS THE SHARING OF DETAILS AND EMOTIONS AND
INTIMATE THOUGHTS
UNDERSTANDING THE
ACCEPTABLE AND
UNACCEPTABLE
MEANS OF
EXPRESSING
ATTRACTIONS
TOWARD THE
OPPOSITE SEX
 BECAUSE OF THE FILIPINOS’ CULTURE OF DECENCY, THE REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES SERIOUSLY BELIEVED THAT THE ISSUES OF PEOPLE'S
MEANS OF EXPRESSING ATTRACTIONS TO THE OPPOSITE SEX OR
GENDER CAN BE LEGALLY ADDRESSED.

The Republic Act (RA) 11313, otherwise known as the

Safe Space Act, intentionally prohibits indecent and
unlawful acts of expression. This RA broadens the scope
of the RA 7877 or the AntiHarassment Act of 1995. This
law recognizes that sexual harassment occurs in the
workplace, education, and training environments, and
penalizes persons who have authority, influence, and
moral status in those institutions who commit prohibited
acts of sexual harassment.
 MUTUAL RESPECT TRUST

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GOOD COMMUNICATION
Activity: Situational Analysis
PROCESS QUESTIONS:

WHY DO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE

ACCEPTABLE AND UNACCEPTABLE TEEN-AGE
RELATIONSHIPS?
 CONTROLLING
CHEATING UNRELIABILITY

SELF-DESTRUCTION
10 THINGS THAT NOT SUPPORTING YOUR DREAMS
ARE UNACCEPTABLE
LACK OF COMMUNICATION
IN ANY
RELATIONSHIP UNNECESSARY SACRIFICES

NOT CARING ABOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY

FORGETTING THE MEMORABLE DAY

PUTTING YOU DOWN
LOVE
IS AN ASSURANCE OF AFFECTION

COMMITMENT
REFERS TO THE FEELINGS AND
ACTION THAT KEEP
PARTNERS WORKING
TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN THE
RELATIONSHIP
TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS.

STAY HAPPY
BE EMPATHIC
KEEP OPEN COMMUNICATION
ALWAYS TRUST
SHOW RESPECT
BE A HELPING HAND.
HUMAYO KAYO AT
MAGPAKARAMI