How would you describe Jim’s self-concept?
From my point of view Jim is okay with his self-concept as being an average student, making Cs and sometimes Ds. He can obtain a college education, but he does not believe that he can maintain above average grades. “The first principle of changing self-concept is the most difficult and the most important” (Wood,2012, p. 53). He does believe in himself but he thinks his parent 's goals are unrealistic. “One of the most crippling kinds of self-talk we can engage in is self-sabotage.” (Wood 57). Jim believes that regardless of how much effort he puts into studying harder his parent’s expectations are set to high and unrealistic because he is not as smart as his dad.
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Jim father did expect a lot from his son, but I do believe that Jim 's dad wanted what’s best for him “A script is a guide to action” (Wood 69). I chose this because Jim dad high expected for his son. His dad paid his way through college, and he’s paying Jim way through college as well and he wants Jim to stop hanging out with his friends and to take school seriously. Jim looked up to his dad and he wanted his dad to be proud of him.
What are two tips for Jim and two tips for his father, using the guidelines for improving perception and communication?
The two Guidelines that I would use for Jim guard against the fundamental attribution error and inferences and avoid mind reading. Jim needs to avoid mind reading with his dad and have a talk with his dad about how he feels about hi dad thinking college is easy. College is not easy at all, and Jim should have a talk with his parents to see if they can help him come up with ideas about study groups or getting a tutor. Jim needs to ask his self what factors contributed to his situation or what may have lead to this behavior? Could it be his friends he hangs out with or the hard classes he is taken?
The two Guidelines that I would use for Jim’s dad avoid mind reading and
From my point of view Jim is okay with his self-concept as being an average student, making Cs and sometimes Ds. He can obtain a college education, but he does not believe that he can maintain above average grades. “The first principle of changing self-concept is the most difficult and the most important” (Wood,2012, p. 53). He does believe in himself but he thinks his parent 's goals are unrealistic. “One of the most crippling kinds of self-talk we can engage in is self-sabotage.” (Wood 57). Jim believes that regardless of how much effort he puts into studying harder his parent’s expectations are set to high and unrealistic because he is not as smart as his dad.
How did Jim’s self-concept impact …show more content…
Jim father did expect a lot from his son, but I do believe that Jim 's dad wanted what’s best for him “A script is a guide to action” (Wood 69). I chose this because Jim dad high expected for his son. His dad paid his way through college, and he’s paying Jim way through college as well and he wants Jim to stop hanging out with his friends and to take school seriously. Jim looked up to his dad and he wanted his dad to be proud of him.
What are two tips for Jim and two tips for his father, using the guidelines for improving perception and communication?
The two Guidelines that I would use for Jim guard against the fundamental attribution error and inferences and avoid mind reading. Jim needs to avoid mind reading with his dad and have a talk with his dad about how he feels about hi dad thinking college is easy. College is not easy at all, and Jim should have a talk with his parents to see if they can help him come up with ideas about study groups or getting a tutor. Jim needs to ask his self what factors contributed to his situation or what may have lead to this behavior? Could it be his friends he hangs out with or the hard classes he is taken?
The two Guidelines that I would use for Jim’s dad avoid mind reading and