Group Observation of Community Group - Emotional Intelligence

Observe Body Language - This is a very powerful form of non-verbal communication. It is shown by the way we stand, how we place our hands or arms, make gestures and facial expressions.

Body language has a great deal to do with communication and it is believed that body language is

By observing us children learn how to interact with others, accomplish goals, and get along in the world. We are the examples, and what many do not realize is that our non-verbal messages and actions are stronger than our verbal ones. Non-verbal communication consists of expressions, tone of voice, eye contact, and actions.  The way you listen, look, move, and react tells the other person whether or not you care, if you’re being truthful, and how well you’re listening. When your nonverbal signals match up with the words you’re saying, they increase trust, clarity, and rapport. When they don’t, they generate tension, mistrust, and confusion. There are many different types of nonverbal communication. Together, the following nonverbal signals and cues communicate your interest and investment in others.

• Non-verbal – eye contact, smiling, turning towards them to show you are interested • Symbolic – stickers, smiling faces, merits, house points, stars etc.

The ways in which a family communicates messages with each other plays a key role in shaping the lives of each individual family member. Humans have always belonged to and identified with their families even before they could speak or form any other social group. Family members not only rely on each other to be there for emotional and social support, but also shape how individuals identify themselves. Therefore, the quality of family relationships greatly impacts the quality of life for most people. (Koerner & Schrodt, 2014)

Eye contact is an important factor as this engages the specific person or personnel, by keeping them focused on

Body language is “the conscious and unconscious movements and postures by which attitudes and feelings are communicated” (Merriam-Webster 's online dictionary, 2016). We may study the way body language affects people’s actions, such as knowing when a person is in love,

Any communication interaction involves two major components in terms of how people are perceived: verbal, or what words are spoken and nonverbal, the cues such as facial expressions, posture, verbal intonations, and other body gestures. Many people believe it is their words that convey the primary messages but it is really their nonverbal cues. The hypothesis for this research paper was: facial expressions directly impact how a person is perceived. A brief literature search confirmed this hypothesis.

Nonverbal communication is behaviors and characteristics that convey meaning with out the use of words. Sometimes accompanying verbal messages, to clarify or reinforce them. (Floyd, Communicating Nonverbally, 2013) It is said to be true that nonverbal communication sometimes gives more information that verbal communication. People’s facial expressions, gestures, and personal appearance are all forms of nonverbal communication and it relies on our sense of vision. For instance, when my sorority and I get together for a meeting and the president of our chapter stands up in front of everyone to share information, it is important that we let her know that we are interested by nodding our head in agreement, smiling at her, clapping our hands, and keeping eye contact with her so she knows our focus is on her. For our chapter it is important to reassure our president that we are listening and focused on what she has to say by using nonverbal behaviors. Without nonverbal communication, it would be hard to tell when someone is interested or not in a conversation. Nonverbal communication helps us maintain

My immediate family consists of my mother, father, older brother, and myself. Murray Bowen’s principle on multigenerational emotional processes describes my family so well. In my family, we have similar communication patterns with the added bonus of having an excess of emotional reactivity. I come from a very loud family who has the tendency to overreact to something that starts out as minor but quickly escalates into something of a more serious nature. Bowen states that families with an excess of emotional reactivity usually produces emotional distances, physical or emotional dysfunction, overt conflict, and/or projection of problems on to children. These symptoms together can cause a family to have some distress within the family and affect the overall family cohesiveness.

In conclusion, communication is a key thing in a family for you all to mantain a strong connection because family is very important ad you dont wanna loose anyone you

Family members are models for their children. This helps children become socialized and control their own emotions. They see how they are supposed to act in the real world. Controlling emotions means to either decrease or increase the amount or the duration (Bai, et al., 2015). For an example, in order to teach a child to calm down from a temper tantrum, the parent may ignore the child until they have gained control of themselves.

Listening is an essential part of dialogue. If properly exercise, it allows us to absorb information within messages and exchange thoroughly processed feedback. This exchange offers an effective communication between parties. The lack of effective listening results in miscommunication, unessential dialogue and a waste of resources. Here we will discuss the relationship between siblings. The siblings in this case have a long distance relationship. Sibling A is married with no children and sibling B has two children, but is separated from her husband.

It is apparent that when questioned on the demographics of the interviewee family systems theory has instilled in the behavioural attributes of the interviewee and her family, in relation to her family she elaborates on the various roles of the family members (Janet.BB, 1982), such as the father being the bread winner, mother being the primary care giver (Interviewee, 2015). The family dynamics and power dynamics can be seen as there is a clear hierarchy within the house hold, as the male being the dominant head of the house, where as the female being the care givers this dynamic is referred to as the closed loop system.

Groupwork can be defined as a method of social work that is utilised in order to help individuals to enhance their social functioning through purposeful group experiences and to help cope with their personal group or community problems (Konopka, 1972). The role of groupwork places emphasis on sharing thoughts, ideas, problems and activities, allowing social action groups for instance, to “empower members to engage in collective action and planned change efforts to modify particular aspects of their social or physical environment” (Toseland & Rivas, 2014, p. 38; Pyles, 2009; Staples, 2004). Therefore, reflecting on the processes of groupwork is an essential mechanism for all professionals in order to develop better communication skills, conflict resolution and enhance future performance. This essay will reflect upon the task group processes that were conducted this semester, while evaluating my own role within the group and what was learnt working within a small group.