In the space provided, write down not less than three and not more than five of your personal relationships. These may be current or past relationships. Your list may include relationships with persons dead or alive, for relationships continue to affect us, positively or negatively, throughout life. Consider which relationships have been most critical to you.

Now rank these relationships, with 1 being most likely to raise stress levels and the last number being the least likely. Then, visualize your relationships as ranked. If you think the other person or persons primarily brings (brought) stress on you, put a check under "The Other Person." If you think you primarily bring (brought) stress on them, check under "Me."

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For the analysis:

1. Identify the root cause of stress in this relationship.

 

 

2. When and how does this stress usually arise?

 

 

3. What happens then?

 

 

4. Who usually does most to decrease the stress?

 

 

5. Can stress sometimes be good for a relationship?

 

 

6. What resources do people in this relationship have for making things better or worse?

 

 

7. Do they usually use these resources?