INTERPERSONAL
Functioning
A growing library of interpersonal functioning concepts and skills. Choose a module below. Everything here is free to read — no account needed.
Module 01
Interpersonal Effectiveness
The balance between your needs, relationship needs, and self-respect — and where assertiveness fits.
Module 02
DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness: DEAR MAN
Practical assertiveness skills for the middle ground between fighting for your needs and submitting to relationship pressure.
Module 03
Dyadic Patterns: Identified & Complementary Roles
How interpersonal roles emerge between two people, and what keeps relational systems stable — for better or worse.
Module 04
Triadic Patterns / Trauma Triangle
Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor as fluid interpersonal positions — including projective identification and the analytic third.