CRC Boundaries & Healthy Relationships Flashcards

In relationship coaching, a 'boundary' is most accurately defined as:

Answer: A guideline or limit that defines what a person is comfortable with and responsible for

Boundaries are personal guidelines about what a person is comfortable with, what they will and won't accept, and what they are responsible for.

Porous (weak) boundaries in a relationship are most associated with which pattern?

Answer: Codependency and difficulty saying no

Porous boundaries make it difficult to separate one's feelings and needs from a partner's, often leading to codependency.

A client who enforces rigid, inflexible limits and has difficulty letting people get close is demonstrating:

Answer: Rigid boundaries that block intimacy

Rigid boundaries protect against intimacy and vulnerability, often as a defense mechanism rooted in fear of being hurt.

Which of the following is an example of a physical boundary in a relationship?

Answer: Being clear about what kinds of physical touch are welcome or unwelcome

Physical boundaries govern personal space and touch — expressing clearly what physical contact is welcome is a physical boundary.

A CRC helping a client set a boundary with a partner would emphasize that boundaries should be communicated:

Answer: Clearly, calmly, and consistently, as statements about the self rather than demands on the partner

Effective boundaries are communicated clearly and calmly as 'I' statements (self-expression) rather than demands or ultimatums directed at the partner.

When someone consistently overrides their own needs to please others and bases their self-worth on others' approval, this is called:

Answer: People-pleasing or chronic self-abandonment

People-pleasing or chronic self-abandonment involves consistently prioritizing others' needs at the expense of one's own, often rooted in fear of rejection.