This document discusses the importance of human relationships for mental and physical health, as well as tips for developing and maintaining good relationships. It notes that relationships are important for reducing loneliness, depression, stress, and other mental illnesses. Developing common interests, communicating openly, forgiving mistakes, and helping each other are behaviors that strengthen relationships, while gossiping, criticizing others, and trying to always get one's own way can harm relationships. The document provides advice such as using people's names, finding common interests to discuss, admitting mistakes, and accepting criticism in order to positively influence relationships.

1. HUMAN
RELATIONS
Program on Interpersonal Skills
Jc Pritam K Goswami CNT
JCI India

2. Why do we need
relationships?
• For mental health
• For productivity
Consequences of loneliness
• Suicide,
• Depression,
• Stress,
• Mental illness,
• Heart trouble

3. Why do I want relationship with
others?
• To feel that I am accepted
• To feel that I matter
• To feel loved by another person
• To stop me being lonely
• To stop me being bored
• To be able to talk about my problems
• To share experiences and happiness
• To share problems and help another person
• A reason of your own

4. Behaviours that keep
relationships going
• Having common interests
• Talking to each other
• Being able to forgive and forget
• Helping when someone in trouble
• Backing each other up
• Approval from a supervisor
• Understanding each other
• Living near each other
• Trying to give as well as get

5. Behaviors that harm
Relationships
• Talking about other people behind their
backs
• Criticizing others
• Complaining about others’ behavior
• Telling lies
• Opposite interests
• Unreliability
• Being secretive
• Always trying to get one’s own way

6. Relationship Squares
Good Relationship Bad Relationship
Men
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Women
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People at
work/home/society

7. Tips to influence people
• Call by name & respect.
• Talk of peoples’ interest.
• Courtesy is a must.
• Care & Concern.
• Admit your mistake.
• Be a good finder.
• Take criticism positively.
• Be simple & sober.

8. Give people more than they expect
And expect less than what you give.
GIVE & TAKE

9. when you say ”I am sorrry", look
into the eyes of that person
When You Say ‘Love You’, just
mean it.

10. Do not let a small misunderstanding ruin a great
friendship;
when you realise you made a mistake,
correct it immediately.
ADMIT THE MISTAKE

11. Causes & Remedies
• What are the causes for Good and Bad
relationships?
• What can you do to convert bad to good?
We are responsible for the quality of our
relationships with others