THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SKILLS

By Pilar Vicente
Social skills are the set of behaviors and attitudes that a person performs when
faced with interaction with other individuals; are formed by the expression of
opinions, feelings and wishes. They are part of our nature therefore it develops
from the first months of life and are present in all evolutionary stages. People are
social beings so inevitably we have to relate to others to survive. Therefore, social
skills are necessary since everyone world likes to have friends, a relationship with
a partner, to be appreciated ... in case of lack of these skills social relationships
can become a source of discomfort and stress by not know how to interact with
other people. In fact, studies show that those without them tend to suffer more
depression and episodes of anxiety due to not controlling relationships with the
environment. Therefore, if we know and optimize our social skills we will have
greater success since we will have a greater control in the relationships with whom
we interact every day. Social skills are learned from a very young age, which is
why both parents As educators they have a very important role in this field. Like
most of the learnings that we carry out throughout our lives, we acquire them
through the following mechanisms: Through experience: when we put a skill into
practice and verify that we get a positive response from other people. Through
observation: we acquire skills when we see behaviors that other people They have
worked and we started to put them into practice ourselves. Through verbal
learning: this learning occurs when another person tells us how to we have to
behave in a social context. So that we can adapt satisfactorily to the different
situations that arise. present on a day-to-day basis it is essential to have a good
repertoire of social skills. Then we will be able to generate good bonds with other
people, as well as other very important aspects that are related to life satisfaction,
such as defending our opinions and express our feelings.