...Self-Reflection COMM/310 August 28, 2014 Self-Reflection Giving a speech is a feat all on its own, but when tasked to speak to a group one has just met is an unnerving task for anyone. This is especially true when the topic is picked by another individual, which also happens to be your Public Speech instructor who is tasked with grading success and failures. Adding to the mentioned stress is having only moments to gather thoughts and ideas and tactics that will grab the audience’s attention. The chosen topic of: What advice would you give to Little Red Riding Hood, seems easy enough until random thoughts need to be gathered and verbalized in front of a room of people. A wonderful way to gage success or failure of impromptu speeches is to analyze feedback gathered by the audience and implement the constructive criticism. Impromptu speeches, well public speaking in general can bring a wide variety of nervous habits out in individuals including verbal and non-verbal anxiety signs. The following will be the opinion of newly acquainted peers whom analyzed the delivery of the Little Red Riding Hood speech. The audience viewed and commented that both vocal and non-vocal anxiety signs were minimal or simply not accurately address within the feed-back form. The personal opinion of this speaker is that verbal and non-verbal signs of distress could use some work. Techniques such as controlling breathing, and being mindful of what message one is trying to portray to...
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...fSelf-Reflection This video shows my skills in taking TPR and BP. In conjunction with taking the patients vital signs I used therapeutic interaction to calm the patients anxiety and communicate to them about their needs and interests. Therapeutic interaction is also used to achieve patient comfort and privacy; it also has the added effect of making the patient more compliable toward procedures. In order to provide a competent self-reflection I have chosen three main practices that I think I have completed to a high standard. These three practices I think I have performed to a high competency level are my hygiene practices, my TPR skills and my blood pressure taking skills. But there where also some practices that I feel I did not perform to a high competency standard for various reasons. “Hygiene is a basic infection-control method that reduces the number of micro-organisms.” (Tollefson, 2010, p.2). Before performing any procedures on the patient hands must be washed to prevent spread of any bacteria from the hands. Any equipment that will be used in performing any of the procedures must be properly cleaned before and after use. Proper cleaning of both hands and equipment will help prevent the spread of bacteria from patient to patient. In my video I did not show myself actually washing my hands. My hand washing was implied when I stated to my patient that I was going to gather the equipment and wash my hands. Correct hand-washing technique was inferred when I walked...
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...University of Phoenix Material Self-Reflection Worksheet Respond to the following in 200-300 words each. 1. While considering the different theories of motivation, describe your personal motivation for attending college. How much of your motivation is extrinsic, intrinsic, and neutral? From what you have read, how might you change your motivation? Which motivational theory applies most to your situation? Explain why. A lot of my motivation would have to be extrinsic. I am being motivated by the rewards after I finish my degree. My personal motivation leans on extrinsic. I want to be able to provide for my family and still have enough left over for myself. I want things, and I definitely need things. The wants are the basic definition of extrinsic motivation. The extrinsic motivation allows for me to see the end result. All rewards, no punishment. I will be able to say that I accomplished something I never though I would be able to. Some of my motivation does come from intrinsic motivation, though. I decided on this degree for enjoyment reasons, too. I really like business and I enjoy all the learning that comes along with it. There is always change and problem solving and my biggest assest is my problem solving! 2. Describe two specific emotions you have experienced, one pleasant and one unpleasant. Select two theories of emotion and evaluate these emotions based on those theories. Which emotion best accounts for your emotional experiences? Why? A pleasant...
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...Reflection of the Self Charlesa Mickle PSY 400 University of Phoenix The self, attempts to continue or maintain an unchanging relationship with different aspects of the social world by a means of the creation of identities defined and discovered by an association with the social world. A concern of the self is its image and the impressions it makes on other individuals. The interplay occurring among the self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy and environmental influences provoke external images of the self in the social world, which constantly requires acknowledgment, acceptance, adaptation, and accommodation (Orth, Trzesniewski, & Robins, 2010). For an individual to understand his or her “self,” one must understand what the self is and understand the “terms” of self-concept, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. A further understanding of the self occurs through social experiences that affect personal development. The concept of self is the most important aspect of an individual and is an individual’s answers to the question of “Who am I” in the social world (Myers, 2010). Self-schemas, possible selves, self-esteem, and self-efficacy are important aspects of the self. Self-schemas are beliefs regarding self, which guide, and organize the processing of information of self-relevance (Myers, 2010). Basically, self-schemas are the elements of one’s self-concept, and specific beliefs by which an individual defines himself or herself. An individual organizes...
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...to managing effectively is in the feeling that they are trusted. When your employee knows you are doing what is best for the company, and their own best interests, they will respond positively every time. Another area I feel I excel in is matching individuals with correct job functions. I have come across many individuals that are in a job function that do not match their personality. Specifically, a dishwasher I worked with was always negative. He did a great job and was efficient, but brought the staff down with negativity. I brought up the idea of making him a server. The fact that he did his job very well despite his negativity was to his benefit. He was given a trial run. It was a success! All he needed was a challenge. Self-Reflections – Lessons Learned 3 My nemesis is accounting. Oddly enough I enjoy math and some...
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...COMM 310 FERNANDO NUNEZ Public Speaking Self- Reflection When having to do public speaking I can easily identify my verbal and nonverbal strengths and weaknesses. I noticed even if I am confident with what I was going to talk to the class about, once I stood up and got center stage, my organization of thoughts just went blank. I was so worried about doing the best I could I forgot to just take it one step at a time. The anxiety kicked in and I began to ramble along wit bouncing back and forth with my points. Also, when being in front of the class I noticed my hand movement and posture became a big deal for me. I started wondering where my hands were and which way I was standing that I lost track and control of my own speech. My only strength that I really noticed was that when I do start to prepare to speak in public I make sure I am very know ledged in the topic. I get very detailed and specific to try and cover all point of views. I am prepared to get rid of my shyness when speaking in front of people. I also want to keep my confidence when speaking and not second guess myself. I have learned that I just need to breathe when speaking in public so it can help slow me down. By slowing down I make more sense to not only my audience, but to myself as well. Also, slowing down has helped me re-gather my thoughts when I start going off subject. I want to learn and keep my voice projected when speaking in a public or to an audience. I want to have that...
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...Ethics Analysis paper November 10, 2013 Self-reflection “Not primarily aimed to getting people to do what they believe to be right, but rather with helping them to decide what is right.” This quote was in weeks two powerpoint, I agree 100% and think about this quote everyday at work. As a social worker I believe your able to change something about that person in all ways necessary, like the quote saids they believe to be right, but rather helping them to decide whats is right for the client. During the path of this course I have understood the importance of being a professional social worker. The ethical dilemmas social workers come across and have to make. I work around women all day, so in my opinion everyone has their own ethical and personal values towards different aspects of ethical problems they may have in life and how the client chooses to do so. For example, I had a client last month that walked in to our office for the first time with her boyfriend. She was 16 years old and pregnant about 10-12 weeks and wanted to enroll into the program for her pregnancy. During the enrollment period she states “Im to young, I want to have an abortion plus my parents do not know I am pregnant and they can not know, what do I to.” When she ask me what should she do, normal answer to all people they would say keep the baby. However, as a social worker you have to learn to put your own personal values aside even though you do not agree with abortion. In my opinion you wanted...
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...“The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.” -Swami Sivananda This summer I had the opportunity to go the Nicaragua with a program called Global Glimpse. Before the trip, I knew that it would be completely different than my first trip, Which meant no backpacking. However this meant I would be flying into a country without any adult supervision. I actually had no feelings of anxiety or any sort of nervousness towards going on my own, I just wasn’t scared. After Nicaragua, I noticed what stood out important was how much I changed over the past two years, I was no longer shy and I am more outgoing, While I was in Nicaragua I wasn’t scared to go up to people and talk to them, get to know them and have an actual conversation. The old Christine would be like “I’ll just wait here till someone talks to me” and now looking back I can say that my confidence level has risen. One of the activities that we were able to do was actually slide down a volcano, however it meant that we would have to hike up. It reminded me so much of North Carolina, before I just missed the people I met, instead it reminded me of the physical challenge I faced which I never thought I would. And so I thought how weird it was to miss the things we never thought we would. Before the trip, I had to write down 3 goals I want to fulfil in my trip, One was improve my spanish; I used to be fluent when I was younger and wanted to retain it, my second goal...
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...It is clear to me stress really has an effect on your body, but I didn’t know stress effects a lot of different systems in the body. These systems include the musculoskeletal system. Some of the associated symptoms include muscle tension, back and shoulder pain, headaches, and grinding of the teeth. I scored under the often category which is a little bit troublesome. The other system is the gastrointestinal system. Some of the associated symptoms include stomachache, heartburn, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain. And while I scored low in this category, I know understand how much stress really affects the different systems of the body. My tension management activities include overeating, watching television, fighting with family members, and going to sleep. Although I seem to manage stress moderately well, I still seem plenty of areas for improvement. My main area of concern is overeating which can lead to obesity. Also I watch too much television which seems to make me lose more and more brain cells each time I watch it. The one tension management activity I am working real hard to change is fighting with family members. It is not a category I am proud of scoring high in. The methods of coping are withdrawal, helplessness, internalizing, emotional outbursts, over controlling. Internalizing is something that I struggle with. I tend to hold in anger and keep feeling to myself. I also try to over control things which can be problematic at times. My emotional...
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...Self Assessment Topic: How I became who I am today Who I am today is much stronger than who I used to be. Who I am today is more independent than who I used to be and I am so proud of myself and very happy. The person I am today is influenced on different values and the different experiences that I have encountered while growing up to be a good role model, an elder sister and a good friend. Growing up as a child in my family was tough being the fact that I am the only girl with three younger brothers that look up to me so the influence from childhood was really tough and one of the greatest impact in who I am today. My relationships with my parent as a childhood was pretty normal, I look up to my dad while I was growing up because his hardworking and his the breadwinner of the family and from things he has told me while I was growing up was that he had to support his family at an early stage because he lost his father and he had to help out and he also had to drop out of school so his siblings good have a good education, that’s a huge sacrifice he made at an early stage and that makes me proud of him and that motivates me to want to be a better person and still molds me to who I am I today and who I would want to be in the future. My mum on the other hand taught me to be forgiven, to always look for the best in people and never think of people’s past but the bright side, and she also taught me to give people second chances because regardless of where they might have gone...
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...After completing ASDM assignment, the Multi-attribute value analysis approach (MAVA) is useful for many aspects of analysis. It is a scientific way to consider all aspects and criteria when a decision is going to be made. It prevents unnecessary emotional judgment and personal preferences and lets the data to tell. The first part of the assignment, it is mostly about data cleansing and analysis. The second part is about making decision. The decision value tree can help to list the criteria and weight them in different scores and weights. When there are many options available, V.I.S.A becomes really useful tool to analyze a very complicated case. Application on the work I am working in securities trading company. I think the MAVA approach can apply to our client risk analysis. When a new client comes to buy an investment product, we have to determine how much risk he/she could bear. The “Due diligence” includes the risk matching process. We could interview the client and ask him/her several questions. The questions are going to determine the weighting of each criterion (investment purpose). Finally, the result could show whether the client is risk adverse or not. It is very important for us to do the risk due diligence. If the client could bear high risk, then he can buy high risk investment products, such as derivatives, structural investment. If he is risk-adverse type, then he can only buy blue-chip stocks. Problems of the decision value tree During the weighting...
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...24-hour Dietary Analysis Report 2. Introduction a. Why is a dietary assessment required? What tools are used? There are 3 reasons for a dietary assessment 1. Clinical: To assist with the diagnosis and treatment of diet related conditions. 2. Public health: To evaluate the adequacy and safety of food that people eat. 3. Research: To study the relationship between food intake and physiological functions. The tools used for a dietary assessment are * Food record: prospective, 24 hour recall: retrospective, food frequency questionnaire and diet history * Clinical examination/ Medical history * Biochemical analysis * Physical measurement b.24 hour recall i. What is a 24-hour recall? It is a structured interview where a trained interviewer asks their client to recall everything they have had to eat or drink over the last 24 hours, from midnight to midnight. ii. What are the strengths and weakness of a 24-hour recall? Strengths - Involves short term memory - Good response rate - Does not alter diet - Low cost Weakness - Does not measure ‘usual’ intake - Age issues - Memory recall can be bias - Minor foods can be forgotten C. Australian guide to healthy eating i. What are the Australian guide to healthy eating and the Australian dietary guidelines? The Australian guide to healthy eating is a breakdown of the 5 food groups, which visually represents the proportion of each group recommended for consumption each...
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...In taking the self-assessment exercise I was not surprised one bit by the result of this assessment. The Holland Codes reveled to me were Enterprising, Social, and Conventional. This just validates my preconceived notions of myself and through the following list of passions, values and motivations I try to instill all into my career and daily life as a Futures Trader. Passion: One of my greatest passions is helping others. When I was younger, I've enjoyed helping mom with her daily task. This sounds odd to most but how this developed is due to the fact my mom is both legally blind and deaf. As I grew older, that habit of helping others grew and I desired to help others as well. I like helping people find solutions that meet their specific needs. This habit also grew into the nonprofit organization I started three years ago. I'm passionate about making a difference. When I'm involved with a project at work I want to do my best to achieve success. I feel the same way about what I do in my personal life. Values and Motivation: My Belief in Others, It is my approach and attitude that lifts someone up when they are feeling down. Their uncertainty can be wiped away by my confidence. I believe it is contagious, the more I trust and believe in others the more you will come to recognize your “Awesomness.” Caring for others, as well as self preservation, allows you to lend a helping hand and to Pay it Forward. When we take a moment to convey the most simple sings of generosity it renews...
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...The way that my identified strengths and opportunities for growth changed from the beginning of the course to now is that I have learned to challenge myself more and to be open minded when an opportunity arises. I capture the growth potential whereas prior to this course commencement, I have not thoroughly thought it through as I felt it had no real impact to me. I have learned to understand my strengths and weaknesses more thoroughly and how to build and improve upon them and to use both of them to complement each other. By carefully evaluating the goals, I want to reach I began to focus directly on my weaknesses to build on my strengths. In understanding the market trends and market analysis, I took your recommendation to reading The Economist. I never thought to read a newspaper like a product such as this prior to attending the Business Foundations course, but I am certainly glad I have had the opportunity in doing so. I was able to learn more about world events, business, and everyday politics and learn more about recent Technology trends that I was very curious about but never had a suggestive thought where to look. I also began to expand my knowledge by visiting company websites to do more thorough research on their decisions being made for example Gilead Sciences recently acquired Epi Therapeutics. I wanted to know more, so I reviewed the company website to gain insight as to why they decided to purchase this business. I later learned that they wanted to expand...
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...My team was assembled with the task of creating and performing a workshop on the topic of work values and national culture. In this essay I use the Ancona Model of Team Effectiveness to argue that my team was particularly effective as a result of composition, decision-making ability and alignment with rewards. Our effectiveness could however have been improved by better ease of communication, tighter boundary management and more attention paid to maintenance behaviours. Through this task I have learnt that an effective team requires focus on many other factors than merely the task alone. Using the Ancona Team Effectiveness Model, effectiveness is measured by four components; performance, member satisfaction, team learning and outsider satisfaction (Ancona et al. p13) (example from lit: why is this relevant). My team was effective in the member satisfaction component (example from lit); prior to this assignment we had never met but we shared a similar work ethic and there was mutual trust that all individual tasks were completed by our specified deadline. (individual needs: work was shared evenly and all had high hopes for grade & primary example.) My team was also effective within the performance component (example from lit), with particular regard to timeliness and efficiency. (primary example). The extent of the groups’ effectiveness affected by a number of underlying factors, both positively and negatively. Firstly I will discuss those factors that most positively...
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