Compliments

Part 1

1. What is a compliment?

   
   

2. Can you give three examples of compliments?

   
   

3. Why do we give compliments?

   
   

4. How does receiving compliments affect us?

   
   

5. Does it matter who gave us the compliment?

   
   
   
   

6. When was the last time you received a compliment, who complimented you and what was it about?

   
   

7. When was the last time you gave a compliment, who did you compliment and what was it about?

   
   

8. What do you enjoy more, receiving or giving compliments, and why?

   
   

9. What kind of compliments do you prefer to receive, for example, about your appearance, work, cooking...?

   
   

10. Can one develop an unhealthy need to receive compliments? If so, who do you think is most vulnerable to it?

    
    
    
    

11. Should we give a false compliment if it would make the person feel better?

    
    

12. You're invited to a dinner party. You didn't like the food. Do you still give a compliment because it's the polite thing to do?

    
    

13. Your friend got a new haircut. You didn't like it. The other friend complimented her/him. Do you also do it because of the pressure?

    
    

14. How would you feel if you found out that someone was lying to you when they complimented you?

    
    

15. Can giving compliments become an unhealthy habit?

    
    
    
    

16. Do you compliment people's physical appearance?

    
    

17. Are there any situations where it is not appropriate to compliment someone's physical appearance?

    
    

18. Should we compliment people at work and in what way?

    
    

19. Have you ever received a compliment from your colleague and what was it about?

    
    

20. Have you heard of a technique for expressing criticism in a two-compliment sandwich, and what do you think about it?

Part 2

21. Did your parents give you compliments as a child?

    
    

22. How do you feel when you receive a compliment from your parents?

    
    

23. Have you ever received a compliment from your teacher that particularly affected you?

    
    

24. How often do (would) you compliment your child?

    
    

25. Would you compliment your child just to make them feel better?

    
    
    
    

26. How does not receiving compliments affect a child's psychological development?

    
    

27. How does receiving too many compliments affect a child's psychological development?

    
    

28. How does receiving false compliments affect a child's psychological development?

    
    

29. Should teachers give a compliment to a particular student in front of other students?

    
    

30. What would you like your child to learn about giving and receiving compliments?

    
    
    
    

31. Who do you think likes to receive compliments more, men or women, and why?

    
    

32. Who do you think gives compliments more, women or men, and why?

    
    

33. Should a man compliment a woman and vice versa if they are not in a relationship?

    
    

34. Do you expect your partner to give you a compliment when you have, for example, done something to improve your appearance or cooked a new dish?

    
    

35. How often do you compliment your partner?

    
    
    
    

36. If you hear someone compliment someone else in your presence, how do you feel - should we compliment someone in front of others?

    
    

37. Would you give a compliment to someone you don’t know, for example if you noticed that someone had a nice haircut on the street as you walked by?

    
    

38. Have you noticed any differences in how compliments are given in your home country and in Sweden?

    
    

39. Do you think there are cultural differences in general when it comes to compliments? If so, can you give some examples?

    
    

40. How do you think the development of social networks has affected this part of our psychology?

    
    

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