How can I build trust?
How can I build trust?
Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.-Thomas Fuller
.See if you
can do the following exercise without using the negative aspects of the
attribution process.
See [
lesson 4] [lesson 15] for review of the
attribution process.. Remember what you have learned in the use of feedback
[lesson 9] and , self-disclosure
[lesson5].Think about a relationship in which you would
like to build trust.
Look at your Social
Atom or, visualize building trust with someone using the empty chair technique.
Review the 16PF Questionnaire and notice
your tendency to trust as illustrated in personality descriptor L
Find
someone you would like to build trust with.[1]
Have a dialogue with him, or her, and state the most
important thing you believe you can do to build trust with the individual. Rank
from 1-5 the characteristics from what you believe are most important to least
important. Avoid problems of situational or dispositonal attribution when
providing your list below. What did you learn most about yourself in relationship to your projections
and building trust? What is important in building trust?
1.David W. Johnson, Reaching Out: Interpersonal Effectiveness and Self Actualization,8th ed., Boston: Allyn and Bacon 2003, p119
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