through life’s test and trials our love went from less intimate to more intimate | Theory explains how people hold expectations about the nonverbal behaviors of others. Violations of these expectations may trigger a change in the perception of exchange either positively or negatively, depending on the relationship. | Expectancy Violations Theory | Judee K.Burgoon | This theory helps to understand nonverbal communication. And it also speaks of predictions about certain nonverbal behaviors | I worked with my former supervisor for many years and I learned to know her non verbal communication. It’s because I made it a point to know and it helped our relationship grow in may positive ways | Theory explains the process that people use to manage the relationship between concealing and revealing private information.
Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication Assignment Zakiraha Braxton COM200: Interpersonal Communication Katherine Tracy February 24, 2015 Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication Assignment The close relationships sometimes mask poor communication article was a very interesting article to read. It provided valuable insight on the communication issues among individual’s spouses, parent, children and other love ones close to them. As I read through the article I agreed completely with the assumption some have on understanding what the love one is saying or implying and vice versa. When in all they find themselves getting upset when the point is not getting across and sometimes causing conflict to spark between them. Due to the closeness in relationships between love ones they feel as if they know what the other person is thinking or feeling.
I think my engagement in group discussions led members of my group to believe that I knew what I was doing. I am not sure if the members of my group felt weak and shrank back because of this or if I came across as domineering? I found communication between the group to be delayed and at times, non-existent. In my research into collaborative learning, I found that things I thought were major issues were, in fact, part of the collaborative and learning process and were to be expected, such as conflict, different skill sets and opinions on what information should be displayed and how. I felt that a lot of our conflicts came from our different skill levels, metacognitive abilities and work ethics and in the future I would discuss and have my team members agree to our expectations of each other prior to commencement so that we all understood what was required to achieve a successful result.
I have a weakening of going over and beyond in helping people and I tend to go over and beyond with clients. I am not complete if I do not provide the right help and some clients tend to get attached. At the end if the day I am happy with the service I provided. Knowing more about what I do is a great addition for me not only can I provide more information but I get to give them the proper information that they need to know and I and happy knowing the client is happy. Coming to college is going to give the education I need to make my skill stronger so I can provide a better service than I do now.
Relationships usually do not end cleanly and couples are forced to deal with difficult situations that involve fights and compromises, such as moving households, custody and visitation struggles, child support payments and more. Secondly, some people think of divorce as a path that leads to a happier life. They imagine and seek a relief that – they say – should come immediately after the spouse is gone. But researchers have found that divorced adults have poorer physical and mental health compared to adults in stable marriages. There is proof that divorced couples turn out to be more vulnerable to fall into depression because of a sense of failure and purposelessness.
It is the livelihood of almost every moment of everyday life. I not only communicate during my time with my family, but also communicate with individuals all throughout my day of trying to be the best communicator I am able to be. When speaking with others, I am able to notice when a person is having different emotions while speaking to me. It is an advantage to try to understand someone if their upset with something or to comfort them when they are unsure about things. Without having the necessary communication, skills to assist me this could be a difficult accomplishment.
When this is embodied such that we can act out of it, we can design to take care and anticipate breakdowns. In a January article of US News there was an experiment for comparing the communication skills of strangers and spouses against each other to see who was more effective (US News, 2011). The assumption is that the spouses understand each other more than perfect strangers. The breakdown with this experiment in my opinion is that the spouses could not visually observe each other when making statements; whereby misunderstandings between them were more frequent as a result. Our classroom text commonly identifies the communication type referenced in the US News piece as ‘dyadic communication’ (Sole, K. 2011).
In this article, we see that the spouses who live together have a communication problem. They thought that they communicate better with each other than they do with strangers. The article presents the results of some research conducted over 24 married couples. The research revealed that people who think that they are so close and take their communication level for granted are making a big mistake (Anonymous, 2011). Often, close friends or couples assume that they understand each other and don’t pay attention to the way they communicate.
Clients, have the capacity to find their own solutions to most problems they are faced with, clients often just need an environment where they are able to express themselves freely. This, to me was different to what I thought I knew and experienced about counseling. I suppose I felt this way due to how counseling is portrayed by the public, media and my friends and family. After reading all the materials for week one, I spoke to a close friend who was going through a very tough personal situation and would often call me distressed. I would usually just agree with her and tell her what I would do if I was in her situation.
I cannot think of anything worse than going to a friend or family member to talk about a problem, only to have them give me advice, or worse a lecture. I find it frustrating, because although I want to talk things through, I ultimately want to solve my own problems. With this in mind, I prepared myself for my first filmed session. As a listener, I imagine that counselling a ‘stranger’ can be difficult, yet I know from experience that working with a friend and college colleague is filled with difficulties, and if I am honest, I did find this session particularly challenging. I can fully appreciate and understand why being a counsellor for a family and/or close friend is not advised.