Interpersonal ties

The theory of attachment was developed by Melanie Klein. Attachment is defined as the formation of a psychological and emotional relationship between a primary caregiver and a child, not necessarily the child’s biological parents. In Melanie’s theory, she reveals that the attachment style a child develops for their caregiver can be Secure, Avoidant, Resistant/ambivalent/Anxious, and disorganized. These connections children develop for their caregiver will be the primary template for all future…

On a typical of the many dog days near the end of summer of 2014, a young girl was waiting for what felt to be the longest two and a half hours of her life; she was on the road in a charter bus to the enormous city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. For half of the time on that bus, she had tried to position herself in any way in order for her to comfortably take a nap, however the old overused lumpy seats were essentially impossible to snuggle into. Despite the hot ninety-degree weather outside, the air…

According to Mandy Len Catron, she loves the study because “it assumes that love is an action. She is saying that it is fascinating and “I always wanted to try” (Catron, 2015). These 36 question advance this idea in many ways. It enhances the deep relationship between two strangers in a short span of time. It is unbelievable, but true. Mandy shares her personal experience with these questions, and she stated in response to the prompt, “Name three things my partner and I appear to have in…

Nora Ephron’s novel, “Heartburn” is a memoir like story about one woman’s’ experience in processing lost love, life, and food. Nora uses flashbacks throughout her novel to describe her lost loves and to give understanding of her feelings of and experience with betrayal due to her husband Mark’s affair, Charlie, her ex-husband’s affair with her best friend and her good friend Arthur Seigal’s affairs. She says often that she wants her readers to understand her relationships and perspectives, why…

1. Introduction My Cooperative education was completed as an intern at Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA), in Wellington. My work was centred around tourism, specifically voluntourism, and the establishment of VSA’s form of voluntourism, learning journeys. During this internship, I was mentored by the CEO, Gill Greer, which allowed me to observe her passion for sustainable development. Gill believes that the success of sustainable development can be achieved through improvement of human rights,…

Introduction The field of communication has a lot of widely recognized theories that are practical in our everyday lives. A topic that I am really interested in is interpersonal communication because it is crucial to help develop and further a relationship. The theory within interpersonal communication that really stands out to me is the Social Exchange Theory (SET). This is ‘one the most influential conceptual paradigms in organizational behavior.’ (Cropanzo, Russell & Mitchell, Marie S., 2005…

How to save your relationship 7 Relationship deadly sins Communication, Sex, Money, Not prioritizing relationship, Conflict, Trust, Expectations (Struggle home chores) Who should read this book? Anyone who had relationship problems knows someone who is having issues with a significant person in their lives or if you are trying to avoid present or future problems with someone, you want to keep in your life. My inspiration to write this book was my own failure to get closure in past…

Kline: Group topic: Setting Boundaries in Relationship In today’s group, patients learned what healthy/unhealthy boundaries are, and how to set and maintain healthy boundaries in relationships and respect other people’s boundaries in terms. Ms. Kline moderately participated. Completed the worksheet to identify how don’t talk, don’t, feel, and don’t trust rules apply in her family when she was growing up, and assess her own personal boundaries. She engaged well in group discussions, openly…

As an adolescent girl on her way down to Dunedin for her first year of University I told my parents’ not to worry too much about my grades, because I was going to find myself a top-notch husband in the years I was studying. We all laughed about it like I was kidding, but the truth was, ever since I was young I dreamt of coming to University and meeting guys who all looked like the lead male role of a Rom-Com film and they were perfectly going to balance study and a social life like I was going…

“9021NO” In the 2008-2013 TV series 90210, character Erin Silver struggled with bipolar disorder. Though, throughout most of the series Silver is on her medication, there are instances where she does not take them for various reasons, leading her down a destructive path. When not on her medication, Silver struggles with maintaining her relationships and making logical choices. In most cases, these two struggles go hand in hand, where her making poor decisions leads her to temporarily ruining…