Conrady 7.4.25

Open Ended

Think about a time when you caused harm, started a conflict, or escalated a conflict.

Was it easy for you to take responsibility for what you did? Why or why not?

Multiple Select

What could you say to yourself when you’ve made a mistake to manage your feelings?

Select All possible answers.

• • “I want to make things better.”

• • “We all make mistakes.”

• • “I want to be a good friend, so I need to own up.”

• "I can't do anything right."

• • “I can make things right.”

Multiple Choice

Making amends means....

• making up for doing something wrong or doing something to repair the harm; finding a way to fix the situation

• arguing with someone until one of you gets what they want and the other person is going to have to accept defeat

• giving an apology that is not sincere and not asking what can be done to fix the situation

Multiple Select

How can apologizing help when you’ve caused harm?

Select ALL possible answers.

• • It lets the other person know that you feel bad about what you did.

• • It tells the other person you’re taking responsibility for your actions.

• • It can help the other person feel better.

Multiple Choice

An apology that was not sincere....

• • An apology that wasn’t sincere or didn’t fix the harm might leave you still feeling upset.

• • An apology that wasn’t sincere or didn’t fix the harm might leave you feeling better about the situation.

• • An apology that wasn’t sincere can fix the harm caused from the problem.

• • An apology that wasn’t sincere makes you want to forgive the person for the harm that they caused.

Multiple Choice

When someone apologizes, how do you know it’s sincere?

• • Tone of voice sounds honest

• Facial expression and body language do not show regret

• Only the word "sorry" is used

Open Ended

Type what you and your partner decided how Raul can make amends.

Open Ended

How would consistently taking responsibility for your actions affect:

• Your friendships and other relationships?

• Conflict situations?