Interpersonal relationships

an employee’s perception of his/her work environment’s safety. May et al. also emphasise that interpersonal relationship between individuals will develop safety feelings of the employees as an individual. Hence, supervisor’s enforcement and interpersonal relationship between employees may lead to employee’s psychological safety. From this point of view, it may argue that a better interpersonal relationship between supervisor/manager and employee or among employees might lead to a better…

loneliness refers to loneliness experienced for 2 or more years. Young (1982) suggested that it involves a “long-term cognitive and behavioral deficits” (p.383) in social relationships. He observed that chronically lonely people have only few friends and close relationships, if any, and that they are more apprehensive regarding interpersonal communication (Young,…

accessing, and utilizing technology in every aspect of life. If this trend continues, the dependency on technology to complete even simple tasks is inevitable. This dependency will stifle creativity, learning, and diminish the value of personal relationships. While the types and access of technology increases, so does the average time the typical American spends utilizing technology. Eventually technology will consume an individual’s day. Simply avoiding technology is not an option for…

In addition to an evaluation of Matthew’s cognitive processing skills, an assessment of his social and emotional functioning was also collected to determine how these factors may be contributing to his overall functioning in school. The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3) self-report (SRP-A), parent report (PRS-A) and teacher report (TRS-A) were administered to Matthew, Mrs. Sluka and Mr. Pennisi (Resource Room teacher). A clinically significant score (T=70 or…

life she had there. This caused her to pull away from Andrew. Differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, and termination are all the steps of Knapp’s four stages of termination. These are the steps a person goes through to terminate a relationship. Differentiating began when Melanie realized she did not want to be in the city with Andrew anymore. It was then that she started regaining feelings for Jake again. Circumscribing occurred when she was not returning to New York which…

This semester I had the honor of gifting Ryan Broche for the 2015 Interpersonal Communication class Gift Exchange. Ryan Broche is a soon to be married twenty-three-year-old male from New Braunfels. Although Ryan gives off the impression of a shy twenty-something-year-old, he is not truly timid or bashful; Broche is just quiet. However, this made it quite difficult to find out information about him during the semester due to his nonverbal’s indicating he prefers to keep to himself and rather not…

Before signing up for Interpersonal Communications, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I saw the subject as too simple to be taught as a whole course. I was proven wrong in just the first week. It was so interesting how deep and articulate the subject got after reading just two chapters of the book. I was so amazed at how the everyday communication skills I use have so much meaning behind them. Simple words like “relationship” “miscommunication” and “values” have deeper meanings that really…

symptoms at the intrapersonal and interpersonal levels. Intrapersonal is defined as involvement at the self-level, as interpersonal is involvement at the partner level. Chow, Tan, and Buhrmester, from Eastern Michigan University, University of Michigan, and University of Texas, hypothesize there is a link between depression symptoms and academic performance that are caused by school involvement at the intrapersonal level and the…

digital age" by Nancy Baym The book that I chose to review is called "personal connection in the digital age" by Nancy K. Baym. This book addresses the roles of digital media in personal relationships, especially, the internet and the mobile phone. She explains how online community affects our interpersonal relationships, whether this effect is positive or negative. This book consists of six chapters that cover the historical visions and theoretical perspectives about the influence of digital…

so talkative the staff needed to take a break. Treatment options that are compatible with the client’s medical and sociocultural profile could address these behavior issues and benefit the client toward pressing forward and maintaining interpersonal relationships with family and peers both personally and socially. Key words: open, friendly, moping, avoidance, sad mood, talkative Theory Erickson’s theory of development posits that psychosexual growth and…