NVC Summary Flashcards
What does NVC stand for?
Nonviolent Communication
What are the four areas focused on in NVC?
Observing, feeling, needing, and requesting
What does NVC help us connect with?
Each other and ourselves
What kind of environment does NVC foster?
One of deep listening, respect, and empathy
What is the ultimate goal of NVC?
To engender a mutual desire to give from the heart
How do people use NVC?
To respond compassionately to themselves, create deeper personal relationships, or build effective relationships at work or in the political arena
For what purposes is NVC used worldwide?
To mediate disputes and conflicts at all levels
What is the nature of humans regarding compassion?
Humans naturally enjoy giving and receiving compassion
What is life-alienating communication?
It is a form of communication that leads to harm to ourselves and others and includes moralistic judgments, comparisons, and demands
How do moralistic judgments affect compassion?
Moralistic judgments imply wrongness or badness and can prevent acting in harmony with our values, blocking compassion
Why are comparisons considered life-alienating?
Comparisons can block compassion for ourselves and others
What does life-alienating communication obscure?
It obscures the awareness that we are responsible for our own thoughts, feelings, and actions
How do demands in communication affect compassion?
Communicating our desires as demands is a characteristic of language that blocks compassion
What is the first component of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)?
The separation of observation from evaluation
What happens when observation is combined with evaluation?
Others may hear criticism and resist what is being said
What does NVC discourage in terms of language use?
NVC discourages static generalizations