Neglect In Relationships
The greatest purpose of study intimate relationship is to understand and support partners in maintaining a good and meaningful relationship. Taking Intimate Relationship class allows me to study more about how a relationship established, elements that contribute to maintain such relationship. Furthermore, we had chance to study type of relationships as well as the factors that impact one. In my final project assignment, I will be focusing on neglect impact in relationship and what we can do to prevent this from happening as well as overcoming this obstacle.
In my research, I will be focusing in signs of neglect in a relationship. In other words, to foresee and recognize if the relationship is at risk, to address the problem and overcome neglect …show more content…
Neglect can be it can be physical and/or emotional. According to Dr. Elliot D. Cohen from Psychology today, emotional neglect involves failing to provide emotional support that one “should provide, given one's relationship to the other”. Emotional neglect is “distinct from emotional abuse”. Emotional abuse (as distinct from physical abuse) involves abusive commissions, that is, doing things to another that can be emotionally hurtful or traumatizing (for example, name-calling, badgering, or constantly complaining); whereas emotional neglect involves neglectful omissions, that is, omitting to do things that tend to promote emotional well-being. There are several elements which a life partner (married or unmarried) can be said to emotionally neglect the other, that is, the conditions under which one is justified in concluding that the life partner is not providing the emotional support that he or she …show more content…
There are signs of neglect/being neglected that need to be detected as soon as possible in order to reach out for help
Feeling lonely is often the first sign of emotional neglect where you feel you are being ignored by your partner. You feel vulnerable and unappreciated. You need attention and you do not have one. It happens when one of the partner’s career, business become their primary focus. It could also be when your relationship is taken for granted and one partner shift their focus to other areas.
The silent treatment is another common sign that occur when communication failed. You started your conversation in order to stand up for something or try to give a situation or conflict a try and your partner give you a silent treatment by walking away or changing subjects. Your partner may ignore you until they received an apology for thing you did or did not done only for the purpose of pleasure and
In my research, I will be focusing in signs of neglect in a relationship. In other words, to foresee and recognize if the relationship is at risk, to address the problem and overcome neglect …show more content…
Neglect can be it can be physical and/or emotional. According to Dr. Elliot D. Cohen from Psychology today, emotional neglect involves failing to provide emotional support that one “should provide, given one's relationship to the other”. Emotional neglect is “distinct from emotional abuse”. Emotional abuse (as distinct from physical abuse) involves abusive commissions, that is, doing things to another that can be emotionally hurtful or traumatizing (for example, name-calling, badgering, or constantly complaining); whereas emotional neglect involves neglectful omissions, that is, omitting to do things that tend to promote emotional well-being. There are several elements which a life partner (married or unmarried) can be said to emotionally neglect the other, that is, the conditions under which one is justified in concluding that the life partner is not providing the emotional support that he or she …show more content…
There are signs of neglect/being neglected that need to be detected as soon as possible in order to reach out for help
Feeling lonely is often the first sign of emotional neglect where you feel you are being ignored by your partner. You feel vulnerable and unappreciated. You need attention and you do not have one. It happens when one of the partner’s career, business become their primary focus. It could also be when your relationship is taken for granted and one partner shift their focus to other areas.
The silent treatment is another common sign that occur when communication failed. You started your conversation in order to stand up for something or try to give a situation or conflict a try and your partner give you a silent treatment by walking away or changing subjects. Your partner may ignore you until they received an apology for thing you did or did not done only for the purpose of pleasure and