Interpersonal Chapter 2

Front 1

self

Back 1

total sum of who a person is, central inner force

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self-concept

Back 2

person subjective description of who he or she is.
-who you think you are

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attitude

Back 3

learned predisposition to respond to a person, object or idea in a favorable or unfavorable way
-what is favorable/not favorable

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beliefs

Back 4

are the way in which you structure your understanding of reality
-what is true or not true

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values

Back 5

ENDURING concepts of good and bad, right and wrong

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Subjective self-awareness

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ability to differentiate the self from the social and physical environment
-most basic level of awareness

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objective awareness

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ability to the the object of ones own thoughts and attention--to be aware of one's state of mind and that one is thinking.
-thinking about your own thoughts as you are thinking them.

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symbolic self awareness

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uniquely human ability to think about oneself and use language (symbols) to represent oneself to others

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material self

Back 9

concept of self as reflected in a total of all the tangible things you own

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social self

Back 10

concept of self as reflected in social interactions with others
-you change depending on who you are surrounded by

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spiritual self

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concept of self based on thoughts and introspections about personal values, moral standards, and beliefs
-belief or not in god
-regard for life in all its forms

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symbolic interaction theory

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theory that people make sense of the world on the basis of their interaction with other people.
-we interpret words/symbols based on what other ppl's reactions are to them

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androgynous role

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gender role that includes both masculine and feminine qualities.

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self-reflexiveness

Back 14

ability to think about what you are doing while you are doing it

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personality

Back 15

set of enduring internal predispositions and behavioral characterisitcs that describe how people react to their environment.

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shyness

Back 16

behavioral tendency not to talk or interact with other people

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communication apprehension

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(more of a FEELING than shyness) fear or anxiety assosiated with real or anticipated communication with other people

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willingness to communicate

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general term for the likelihood that an individual will communicate with others in certain situations.

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self-worth (self esteem)

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your evaluation of your worth or value based on your perception of such things as your skills, abilities, talents, and appearance

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social comparison

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process of comparing yourself to others who are similar to you to measure your worth or value.

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life position

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feelings of regard for yourself and others, as reflected in your sense of worth and self-esteem. a labeling of how you view yourself and others

ex: "im not OK, you're OK"

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face

Back 22

person's positive perception of himself or herself in interactions with others

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facework

Back 23

using communication to maintain your own positive self-perception or to support, reinforce, or challenge someone els's self perception
-good news about test, parents positive image of you and your own image of yourself

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visualization

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technique of imaging you are performing a particular task in a certain way.
-tactic to improve self esteem (intrapersonal communication)

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Reframing

Back 25

process of redefining events and experiences from a different point of view.

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social support

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expression of empathy and concern for others that is communicated while listening to them and offering positive and encouraging words.

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talk therapy

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technique in which a person describes his or her problems and concerns to a skilled listener in order to better understand the emotions and issues that are creating the problems.
-listener helps you sort them all out

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improving self esteem

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Engage in self talk
Visualize
Avoid Comparison
Reframe
Develope honest relationships
Let go of the Past
Seek Support

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social decentering

Back 29

cognitive process in which you take into another person's thoughts, feelings, values, backrounds, and perspective
*becoming other oriented

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specific-other perspective

Back 30

perspective that uses information that one can observe or imagine about another person to predict behavior
-you know your sister hates sharing food, dont reach in her bag of pop corn

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generalized-other perspective

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perspective that uses observed or imagined information about many people, or people in general, to predict a person's behavior
-Professor had Ph.D-so you call him doctor
-**notice how others respond to these assumptions to become other oriented

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self-fufilling prophecy

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prediction about future actions that is likely to come true because the person believes it will come true.

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communication style

Back 33

style that is identifyable by habitual ways in which you communicate with other people
-helps ppl interpret our messages
-ppl build expectations

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assertiveness

Back 34

tendency to make requests, ask for info, generally purus your own rights

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responsiveness

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tendency to be sensitive, sympathetic, placing other feelings above your own

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self disclosure

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purposefully providing information about yourself to others that they would not learn if you did not tell them

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social penetration model

Back 37

model of self disclosure and relational developement that reflects both depth bredth of shared information.
-you can have bredth with no density or vis versa

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self awareness

Back 38

person's conscious understanding of who she or he is.

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jahari window model

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model of self-disclosure that summarizes how self-awareness if influenced by self-disclosure and information about yourself from others.

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communication private management theory

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theory that suggests that we each manage our own degree of privacy by means of personal boundareis and rules for sharing information.
-we manage our own degree of privacy

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dyadic effect

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the reciprocal nature of self-disclosure. "you disclose to me, I disclose to you"