Maricopa Community Colleges  HLR105AB   19902-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/09/89
HLR105AB 19902-20086 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Contemporary Issues: Friendship
Explores friendship as a key factor for overall wellness. Examines factors that make friendships work or fail. Studies friendship process from mental health perspective. Emphasis on skills and tools for finding, building, and maintaining a variety of friendships.
Prerequisites: None.
Cross-References: CPD105AB
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HLR105AB   19902-20086 Contemporary Issues: Friendship
1. Describe the role that friendship plays in affecting overall wellness. (I)
2. Describe the new role of friendship in today's world and discuss the misunderstandings that make it a neglected relationship. (II)
3. Identify and describe the characteristics of holistic friendship and the friendship continuum. (III)
4. Describe the process for becoming a friendly person and outline the activities for increasing friendship potential. (IV)
5. Identify and describe the steps involved in forming new friendships. (V)
6. Identify and describe the stumbling blocks that prevent friendship. (VI)
7. Identify and describe the tools that keep a friendship in good condition. (VII)
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HLR105AB   19902-20086 Contemporary Issues: Friendship
    I. Friendship: A Key Factor for Overall Wellness
        A. Essential Conditions for Wellness
        B. The Friendship Support Network
        C. Friendshipping - a Life-Long Wellness Process
      II. Friendship: The Neglected Relationship
          A. The Purchase of Friendship
          B. Misunderstanding of Friendship
          C. Friendship Clarification
        III. Holistic Friendship
            A. Many Friends/Many Selves
            B. The Anatomy of a Friendship
            C. The Continuum of Friendship
          IV. Becoming a Friendly Person
              A. Becoming Your Own Best Friend
              B. Friendship Work-Outs
              C. The Therapy of Friendships
            V. Forming New Friendships
                A. The Friendship Zone
                B. The Practice of Friendship
                C. Friendship Theory
                  1. Observation
                  2. Extention
                  3. Reciprocity
              VI. Friendship Stumbling Blocks
                  A. The Fear of Friendship
                  B. Factors that Keep Us Stuck
                    1. Too little will power
                    2. Not seeing friendship options
                    3. Not knowing what you want
                    4. Blaming rather than taking responsibility
                    5. Defending what you already do
                  C. Letting Go of Toxic People
                VII. Keeping a Friendship in Good Condition
                    A. Conditioning for Friendship
                      1. Risk
                      2. Connectedness
                      3. Uniqueness
                      4. Power
                      5. Achievement
                      6. Models
                    B. Tools for Friendship Maintenance
                      1. Do Get be Tool
                      2. 120 questions
                      3. Ally approach
                    C. The Friendly Power
                      1. Humor
                      2. Laughter
                      3. Play
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