...Interpersonal Communication Whitney Lomax Kaplan University CM206 - Unit 2 Assignment July 1, 2015 Define one change you would like to make to your self-perception (how you think about yourself). I think I am a pretty nice and helpful person but sometimes I do get angry a lot about little things and can’t control my emotions about what upsets me. I tend to stay upset for long periods of time when someone betrays me. Where did you place your statement so you could see it every day? What statement did you use? Clearly write the change you want to make. I place my statements on the refrigerator so I can see them every day. Become addicted to constant and never ending self-improvement. What that means to me is always look for improvement in the bad habits that affect others around me and myself. Refine your general goal by making sure it is realistic and fair. Write out your refined goal using specific language from the text: I want to do better with my time management and not wait until the last minute to work on assignments and chores. I want to become a better listener when someone is speaking to me especially my husband. I want to finally plant my garden I’ve been procrastination on all summer. It is important to place this statement in a place you can see it every day so that you can repeat the message out loud to yourself and use it to encourage the change you desire. Where can you best place this statement? On my computer screen because I read emails everyday so...
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...Unit 3 Project Kaplan University CM206-05 Describe a time when you tried to bring about a change in your self-concept and were not successful in doing so. Several years ago, I was addicted to drugs pretty badly. I got to the point where I know I needed to stop and my drug addiction was hurting my children. After realizing I needed to change for my children, I entered rehab. I remained sober for about two months only to return to the nasty habit. I am now currently two and a half years sober but it took me two more years after that first initial time in rehab to reenter rehab to get clean and stay clean. I think I was successful the second time around because of two reasons. I had already been through rehab once. I knew what to expect and prepared myself mentally for what it was going to entail. Secondly, I entered rehab for myself the second time around. I realized that I needed to get clean for me. Yes, I needed to get clean for my children but in order for me to be a better mother, I needed to feel like I was a better person. Summarize the guidelines for improving self-concept in our textbook and explain how each might apply to a change in self-concept. The guidelines for improving self-concept are as follows: Make a firm commitment to personal growth. You need to prepare for the change and all the challenges you might face during the process. “You have to invest energy and effort to bring about change” (Woods, 2010). Most people reject change so if...
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...Jim and His Father April Moss Kaplan University CM 206 Professor Davis November 28, 2013 1) How would you describe Jim’s self-concept? Jim has a negative image about himself. Jim believes that his father have a unrealistic expectation of him. 2) How is self-concept affecting the interaction? Is it helping it? Hindering it? Explain using concepts from the text. Jim having a negative self-concept is hindering him. With his father telling him he isn’t trying hard enough he is actually thinking no matter how hard he studies he still isn’t going to do well. Perception of others is what we perceive in ourselves. 3) Using the process of human perception starting on page 64. Explain the situation from your perspective as a student. Selection-“We attend to certain stimuli based on a number of factors” (Wood, 2012, p.65). “We notice things that stand-out, because they are larger, more intense, or mor3e unusual than other phenomena” (Wood, 2012, p.65). With this being said Jim’s father isn’t seeing that Jim isn’t just hanging out with his friends all the time, that he is trying really hard to make better grades. Organization-“Once we have selected what to notice, we have to make sense of it” (Wood, 2012, p.66). “Prototypes, personal constructs, stereotypes, and scripts are cognitive schemata that we use to organize our perceptions of people and phenomena” (Wood, 2012, p.66). ...
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...1. What are the principles of conflict? 1. Principle 1: Conflict is a usual, unavoidable part of personal relationships. When people grow close to one another, occasional disagreements are inevitable. 2. Principle 2: Conflict may be expressed overtly or covertly. Overt conflict is out in the open and unambiguous. Whereas covert conflict is the opposite, concealed and vague. 3. Principle 3: Social Groups Shape the Meaning of Conflict Behaviors Our cultural membership and socialization in particular social communities affect how we view and respond to conflict. In certain cultures debating is done for fun, whereas other cultures frown upon it. 4. Principle 4: Conflict Can Be Managed Well or Poorly People respond to conflict in a variety of ways, from physical attack to verbal aggression to collaborative problem solving. Contingent on how differences are managed, conflict can either encourage ongoing intimacy or tear a relationship apart. 5. Principle 5: Conflict Can Be Good for Individuals and Relationships. Conflict is often viewed in a negative light, it can actually be beneficial. One of the benefits: conflict can often provide opportunities for growth. This is because it develops insight into our feelings when we exchange them with others. 2. What are the orientations to conflict? Which do you tend to use most often? (If you do not know, take the quick Quiz on p. 250 of the text.) The orientations to conflict...
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...1. Describe a time when you tried to bring about a change in your self-concept and were not successful in doing so. I have always had a great gift of attracting and being attracted to the wrong men. I went as far at 28 to marry and have a child with one. We ended up having a very turbulent marriage complete with abuse. He ended up committing suicide when I decided finally to divorce him. After this all happened, It made me painfully aware of a pattern I had been in my entire life with men. For the sake of my children, and me I swore off men and began to work on myself. I was successful for two years, until I once again met a very charming man who I made the mistake of letting into our lives. It was a relapse for me; I immediately fell into the old patterns. I was with him for a year when once again I had a realization that I was headed right back to into the same old patterns. I kicked him out realizing I was not going back down that road again. He was never abusive to me or my children, but he was an alcoholic and a prescription pill addict and I found out that the girl he dated after me, he was very abusive towards. 2. Summarize the guidelines for improving self-concept in our textbook and explain how each might apply to a change in self-concept. Make a firm commitment to personal growth- This to me is the obvious and important first step in changing oneself. You need to decide what you really want for your life and become committed to this becoming a...
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...1. Describe Jim’s self-concept. Jim self-concept would be he is doing his best and cannot do any better. He thinks that hanging out with his friends don’t affect his school work or studying. He thinks that just because his father was successful in school that he is trying to make it harder on him by pushing him to do his best. I personally feel he is lazy because his education is being given to him instead of him having to work for it like his father did. If he had to work for it like his father did then he might appreciate it more. 2. Explain, using examples from the video and course concepts, how Jim’s self-concept impacted his interaction with his father. Was it positive or negative? His self-concept impacted his interaction with his father negatively because he thinks that his father is being too hard on him and should just be proud of what he is doing instead of pushing him to do better. No matter how much his father tries to explain to him that he can do better he has an excuse on why he can’t. If he would listen to his father’s input instead of thinking he is criticizing him, along with putting more time into school work activities he would realize he can do better. When speaking to his father in the video, he also seem short and like he didn’t care what his father had to say. 3. Explain, using examples from the video and course concepts, how the father’s self-concept impacted his interaction with Jim. Was it positive or negative? The fathers concept affected...
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...Project Laneda Williams Prof. Darla Hill CM206-05 Describe your perception of the situation Toya has just started working for this company and so far she is doing a good job but like everybody else Toya has room for growth and improvement. Toya doesn’t pay attention to detail or proofread her work by checking for spelling and grammar errors. It seems that Toya would get defensive if she gets negative feedback or suggestion. Personally her mentor should have not waited until her two week performance review to address these mistakes. The mentor had misled her into believing that she was doing a great job because no one had said anything different. Since, Toya doesn’t take negative feedback well the mentor should have explained or read the description of her job title this would had eliminated the confusion and a better outcome for her job performance review. What do you think is the self-concept of Toya? The mentor should have told Toya the things she is doing wrong but instead she was assuming that she was doing an excellent job. Toya was lacking self-esteem and confident within herself which lead to reflected appraisal because she needed a positive encouragement just to verify that she was doing her job alright. One way to think about reflected appraisals is to realize that people can behave as uppers, downer and vultures (Wood, 2010, p. 45). People act as uppers when they reflect positive appraisals about a person such as letting Toya know about her strengths...
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...Unit 6 Assignment Kaplan University Cynthia Taplett-Hartman CM206: Interpersonal Communication Professor: Linda Olsen Date: January 14, 2014 Introduction Effective Interpersonal communication Effective interpersonal communication is being thoughtful. The first step in listening is to make a decision to be mindful (Wood, 2013, p.144.) Listening entails understanding what the person is saying and this is why we need to be mindful of what we are saying and why we are saying it. It is important that we listen with respect we should not be thinking about how we are going to answer them while they are talking. Just because you are listening does not mean you agree or even disagree with who is speaking. It merely shows that you are trying to understand. It is equally important that when you are in a conversation with someone to listen and understand. Always try to look at things from the other person’s perspective and not your own. . Guidelines for Effective Listening From the interaction does it seem to you that Alan is actively listening? After watching the video Alan is not actively listening due to the fact of his Kinesics behavior body which displays his body language and facial expression during the interview. Alan when interviewing both his employees shows no compassion or interest in what was being said to him. Gretchen was expressing to him why she was taking her time because of her attention to detail and Andrew was letting him know why...
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