Importance of Positive Attitude and Relationships

Humans lack a common understanding on how to treat others on a daily basis. People are disrespectful to others without even realizing it, and they behave poorly in all aspects of all forms of interaction. These same people often do not take the time to listen to others opinions before making their own and interrupting

Positive interaction can contribute to wellbeing because it gives the individual a sense of hope and improves their self esteem and increases their self respect. When someone believes in themselves they take pride in themselves and their confidence increases this leads to more social inclusion which in turn can lead to engaging in different activities.

Working in groups helped me a lot, but so did the writing lab. This semester, we were required to visit the writing lab at least twice. At first, I thought that the writing lab was for people who did not

One individual who believes civility is very significant is P. M. Forni, who wrote the essay, “What is Civility?” to validate his opinion. As a teacher, Forni believes when teachers choose not to teach their students basic civility components, they are failing and that his students should be kind people when it comes to other peoples’ feelings. Also, he believes teaching his students civility is very important and only a positive outcome for them. He first gives each of his students the opportunity during a workshop, to state what they believe civility is and some gave answers like care, consideration, justice, tolerance, etiquette, and tact (Forni 455). He states that doing even the simplest things like saying “please” and “thank you”, and

Human relationships are a fundamental part of life. Studying relationship development is key to understanding why people interact the way they do. To figure this out, it is important to understand how relationships change as we grow older, how the internet affects our relationships, how we remember important points in a relationship, and how rituals affect the quality of a relationship. Learning how these aspects of relationship development work together to build and maintain relationships between couples and friends are important in understanding where these relationships go wrong or why they last.

My weaknesses include not being able to take some type of leadership role in a group setting, or being able to speak up for myself when it is needed. Although

How do you feel when you hold the door for a wave of people coming into the school and not a single one of them say thank you? When you are in a great mood and say good morning to someone passing and instead of saying it back they say something snarky. Not good, right? You would be annoyed and snap at somebody else. And the cycle continues. This is how the world is now! For as long as I can remember we have been taught things like “treat people how you want to be treated” ,“ respect your elders”, “ be nice to people”. But when you think about it, are really kids like this nowadays? The world is full of rude people everywhere, who have no deference. How did this come about let's find out.

Weakness: I can be very critical of myself. I also try to attempt to please others.

Relationships of all sorts are important to a healthy lifestyle. Whether it is close friends, family, or a significant other, humans physically need the benefits of a relationship to survive. All relationships are different and unique, but in order to have a successful and rewarding relationship, it must be a healthy one. Throughout the duration of Psychology of Close Relationship class and outside research, I have gathered what a good relationship consists of and how to improve within that relationship. Luckily, I have a great boyfriend and believe we have an excellent relationship, but of course there is always room for improvement.

Simple things like saying thank you when someone holds a door for another or saying please when requesting a drink refill no longer seem to be the social norm. What has become the norm is to be waited on by a cashier, “all while having a conversation on her cellphone” (Weeks, 2014). In a telephone survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports, 77% of respondents believed that American adults were becoming ruder ("77% Think Americans", 2013). With society’s manners dwindling, the ease of caring only for ‘me’ has become easier. Hartwell-Walker (2008) believes that if you teach manners to children it will produce empathy. If one were to step back and put themselves into the shoes of the person that their selfishness is going to affect, they may be less likely to follow through with that

Having positive attitude means thinking in a positive way only and not let the negative ones keep you down from something in your life. For example, “ West Point military cadets entering their first summer of training,” (Duckworth, 20). For these military cadets, they had to set their minds on positive thinking if they wanted to graduate from military school to become cadets. They had to get rid of all negative thinking that came to mind, like, they won’t be able to go through the exercises without failing to complete one. If they wanted to pass the military training they had to set their minds saying they can do it, they will pass everything, they will accomplish everything that was set for them to do. For those college students that struggle in their classes with the work they have, they should turn the negative into the positive. For example, if a student has some type of problems in their class they should know that the easiest way to fix it if they think positively and leave the negativity

I was put into a small group including other students my age who I had never met. We differed in gender, race, and social background but were all able to come together as a group. Over the course of the week, we heard speakers, set goals for our future and had fun together.

With all of this negativity we hear in our personal and professional lives, as well as what we hear on television and the Internet, it's hard to maintain a positive mindset. This can lead to us becoming depressed and less productive in our professional and personal lives. This is why it is vital we maintain a positive mindset.

The most important part of any therapy is the relationship that the counselor and the client is able to develop. Through the development of the client/counselor relationship we are able to support the client in working on the areas that need to be addressed while delivering a supportive and non-exploitive relationship (Frances, Miller, & Mack, 2011). However, while offering support to a client the client may begin to struggle with the accountability of their own emotions and behaviors; if the counselor is aware of possible implications, they will be better able to address the feelings and behaviors. The first issue that clinicians should be aware

As a child I was taught to be polite and to never use obscenities, that there are many words within the English language that I can use to express myself and this was enforce by family and teachers and I was aware of the consequences of disobeying rules set forth. A core principle that was instilled in me was to always ask for something, but most importantly the value of earning and deserving of getting rewards, that nothing in life that is not earned without hard work and sacrifice. In earning these rewards one can appreciate hard work and know the value of hard work. Another important value taught to me as child is to be willing to share with others and that there is joy and fulfillment in sharing and an appreciation for what you have and not to covet things your neighbors have. I had to learn to appreciate what I had and show that appreciation and that has carried over into my adult life wherein I appreciate gifts and people and I am very thankful for those in my life. I am very careful of the friends I keep as one of the things instilled in me is that the people you surround yourself is a reflection of the person you are.