Teens are sometimes more comfortable speaking with someone other than their parents. By informing him to this fact it could help him ease the feeling about speaking with me. If Adam does not understand why his parents have brought him to speak to me, I would clarify for him that his change in behavior including grades, change of friends and lack of respect for the rules are a big concern for his parents and they are just very worried something is going on that he is not comfortable speaking with them about. I would overlook the crying at first because mention of it may put him in a defensive mode. A couple relaxing non-defensive questions I would ask are what subjects in school he’s taking and what is his favorite subject.
Masking Poor Communication LaTonya M. Carr COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Instructor Catherine Marciniak September 24, 2014 In the article “Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication the researchers show that some married couples thought that they knew their other half really well, but that was not the case. They really misunderstood each other in many ways. As stated in the article “People commonly believe that they communicate better with close friends than with strangers.”(2011, January) Couples being so close to each other can lead to being overestimated on how well we communicate with one another. And just because you are so close doesn’t mean that they can read your mind. You have to actually communicate by having verbal communication to get to a common ground of what a person wants and needs.
Even though both Jefferson and Grant Wiggins learned a good lesson, I felt that Grant was the one that had learn much more. Jefferson was just not open to his family members and those close to him, but had either recorded or kept his feelings inside. When he actually expressed his sadness and frustration to people, I guess some people would classify that as a big lesson learned, but I think Grant went through some major change. Grant had first felt that there was no point in his lifestyle. Why was he living like this?
My old counselor and I are very good friends now. We started becoming friends while I was in counseling after I had told him that I wasn’t worthy enough to have friends. When I left counseling, he suggested that I not call him for a while, so I could continue to grow. He explained the code of ethics and said he wouldn’t be a good friend if he broke them. I will say in one way it hurt, but I also understood.
I think that this is a good example of teamwork and how it can help the community. They say power corrupts, but his friend helps out and cares for those less fortunate and this story made me feel better about the rich people because it shows that they still care about the lower class people. I think that Damone Hale should come back for future semesters because for students who want to be lawyers or attorneys that this is a good person to learn about the trade with. He’s someone who isn’t corrupted and he has a lot of experience with criminal cases. I personally didn’t get much out of his lecture because I’m looking to be a counselor, but I think he’d be very inspiring person for those who are interested in law or for those who don’t have a
However, there is one rule that Washington writes that is important and that many people today have lost knowledge in which is that “every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect, to those that are present”. and that is his first and most valuable rule. Treating others with respect is something that has been lost in many people today. First, people do not know how to respect others, especially due to the technology that many have access to. The younger generation of many teens and children have lack
As I was reading the article “Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” I thought this article was very true about what it was saying with the lack of understanding people have when they communicate. As the article says” people may think loved ones understand them better than they actually do” (Jan. 2011) I believe that because I always thought people close to me understood what I was telling them until they come to me later and ask what I meant by what I said. Also as this article states people believe they communicate better with close friends than with a stranger, I believe that people do believe that but not everyone knows you will think you communicate the same with friends and
Discussion After comparing the literature and Myer results it can be said they agree with each other to a degree. The questionnaire outcome shows that overall Myer doesn’t have a good understanding of brain injuries. Senior students have a better understanding but not much more than junior students. The main research question related to people’s knowledge of mild traumatic brain injuries. Is the general public and school communities well educated on them and if they feel they are is their information incorrect.
Once I began attending the new school things were difficult because my new teacher was completely different from my previous teacher. I would get into trouble for not following directions and it was also difficult for me to make new friends at such a young age. I feel the difficulty of making friends was in some ways contributed to because of the tight bonds my siblings and had. Sibling relationships are less vulnerable to negative effects of conflict than friendships are perhaps the involuntary nature of sibling relationships heightens tolerance of negative affect (Hartup & Laurens, 1993; Katz et al. 1992) Having the closeness somewhat deterred us from seeking friendships outside of our comfort zone.
My problems throughout life have mainly been educational; I have had problems in some classes. There are times when I feel overwhelmed with school and classes and there are times where I feel like I could just drop a class and things would be better. But then I talk with my family, mainly my mom, and she is always able to comfort me and always able to persuade me to stick with it and it will be alright. If my family starts giving up on me they will not be doing all these things for me but instead just let me take the easy way out of things. Randy Pausch addressed the need to connect with others on a level of respect and understanding by showing what happens when things go wrong in our lives.