CMS final ch.11 Solved Questions And
Answers 2025
5 Approaches to these Potentially Destructive Patterns of Communication - Answer - 1. Recognize and
accept the fact that we will probably never communicate perfectly
2. Others will not communicate perfectly either
3. Responsibility for destruction does not rest on one person
4. Try to minimize negative communication strategies
5. Cope with destructive communication and learn from it
5 Communication Patterns: Common Sources of Relationship Destruction - Answer - 1. Helpful-Critical
Patterns
2. Active-Passive Patterns
3. Aggressive-Evasive Patterns
4. Dominating-Submissive Patterns
5. Certain-Provisional Patterns
Helpful definition - Answer - the helpful person is always trying to tell you how to feel, what to think, etc.
Helpful example - Answer - "what you mean is... you're just tired... you don't really think that"
"Helpful" intrusions - Answer - tend to rob the person of the personal satisfaction associated with
performing a task and diminishes any self esteem that might be associated with successfully
accomplishing a goal
Mindreading - Answer - predict the thinking/feeling, reaction, acceptance vs. rejection, motivation, etc.
of the partner
Answers 2025
5 Approaches to these Potentially Destructive Patterns of Communication - Answer - 1. Recognize and
accept the fact that we will probably never communicate perfectly
2. Others will not communicate perfectly either
3. Responsibility for destruction does not rest on one person
4. Try to minimize negative communication strategies
5. Cope with destructive communication and learn from it
5 Communication Patterns: Common Sources of Relationship Destruction - Answer - 1. Helpful-Critical
Patterns
2. Active-Passive Patterns
3. Aggressive-Evasive Patterns
4. Dominating-Submissive Patterns
5. Certain-Provisional Patterns
Helpful definition - Answer - the helpful person is always trying to tell you how to feel, what to think, etc.
Helpful example - Answer - "what you mean is... you're just tired... you don't really think that"
"Helpful" intrusions - Answer - tend to rob the person of the personal satisfaction associated with
performing a task and diminishes any self esteem that might be associated with successfully
accomplishing a goal
Mindreading - Answer - predict the thinking/feeling, reaction, acceptance vs. rejection, motivation, etc.
of the partner
