Mgt 311 Week 3 Discussion 1

A genogram is a tool that is used in counseling to plot a client’s family of origin. Not only plotting like one would a family tree but also experiences that occurred within the family. According to Corey and Corey (2014) a genogram can start simple and then can become complex picture of a family and issues and struggles within a family.

1. Why does Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, say that experiences might bring more satisfaction than durable goods? Do you agree or disagree?

          The most prevalent theme in this story is loneliness. Jake is obviously lonely, so much so that he stoops to such pathetic lines as, "I'm kinda hoping so, just so it takes a little more time and we can talk some. Or else you can give me your phone number now and I won't have to lay my regular b.s. on you to get it later." His loneliness also shows when Gilb describes how, "her hand felt so warm and soft he felt like he'd been kissed." Jake seems to crave the human intimacy of love, and yet all he does is flirt with a woman whom he does not even care for enough to be truthful to. This is also situational irony. Corresponding with this theme of loneliness is the concept that everyone is looking for love. This need is very evident in Jake and is also displayed in Mariana. No intelligent female would even relent a little in the face of such an apparent swindler as Jake. However, Mariana must be a little flattered and lonely because she smiles at his attentions and even makes small talk with him.

The two bigger things I plan to continue working on with Aaron are his social skills and his anxiety. Together, him and I will continue working on positive social skills and how to interact with others. He is not one that enjoys role play. He would much rather just sit and talk. I would also like to keep working on art projects or any hands on project where he can write things down. This way, we are not just discussing out loud what to work on, but we are writing it down or drawing pictures which helps us to think about the things we are working on in other ways as well. It is one thing to talk about it, but it is another to draw pictures or write it down. His poor social skills and his grades create a lot of anxiety in his life, so I plan to keep working on different coping skills with him. He has informed me in the past that his favorite coping skills is counting to ten. We have been going over breathing and counting to ten when he is anxious. As of now, he needs a lot of reminders to breathe use a coping

When I first looked at this book it was pretty self-explanatory what it was going to be about. Although it was self-explanatory I had not much idea on the areas it would cover. Many things looked familiar when going through the book and skimming through. The theme of this book has to do with how our world, in a business aspect, gathers information. It explains how we currently gather, sort through, process, and use data and information. This book explains it from all different processes and views. Companies use many different methods when it comes to gathering knowledge. This textbook breaks down these methods and explains which ones are the most commonly used and most important. Data is such an important role in businesses today, especially with how much things change over time. I think this textbook will really cover how things have and are changing along with really stressing how

It shows how Jake is persistent and dedicated to his job, even if it always seems like he is in over his head. Jake, however, also departs from the film noir tradition when he lets his emotions get the best of him. The greatest example of this is seen during the exchange between him and Evelyn when he is trying to find out the truth about Katherine. Resorting for the first time to violence against a woman, the near desperation with which Jake pushes Evelyn to confess is an expression of his fears and anxieties about being completely lost amidst the lies that surround him. The result is the humanization of Jake Giddes’ character. He simply is not perfect, and ultimately fails to see the bigger picture of what he is involved with until .

As a continuation of the CA1, we have explored the potential promotional tools to be used in conjunction with the launch of our online SIM service. I’ve realised that it not as simple as I thought as reflected in the CA1 individual reflection paper.

Many people might think that Jake is a dynamic and round character because he finally came to a realization of his relationship with Brett but, he was always aware of Brett’s ways and he continued to let Brett into his life, which is why he unsuccessfully battles his arrested development. While Brett is off with other men, Jake cannot help but to feel empty inside because he feels nostalgic for the love they once shared. While Jake was in San Sebastian, he received a telegram from Brett which informed him that she needs help in Madrid and since he expects nothing less from her, he decides to go and help her. The fact that Brett asked Jake for help, is significant because she is currently engaged to Mike and she did not even reach out to him

In 1973 social psychologists Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor formulated a process, the social penetration theory, that aimed to explain how people develop and move through relationships. Their theory predicts that relationships with friends and lovers move in a “gradual and orderly fashion from superficial to intimate levels of exchange as a function of both immediate and forecast outcomes.” (Griffin, 2011, p. 97) Through gradual amounts of mutual self-disclosure people form interpersonal relationships. People don’t tend to disclose personal information automatically they remain protective over the details that may reveal their true self. It takes time to reveal any true life-altering experiences with someone you’ve just met. In order to completely

I recently had an experience that very much involved Communication Privacy Management theory. One of my older sisters just found out she was pregnant with her first daughter. As soon as she found out, she shared this private information with my mom in confidence. She had some privacy boundaries for the information, meaning that she didn’t want to tell anyone else just yet, until she had a chance to tell the whole family at the same time at a get-together we were having that weekend – she wanted it to be a surprise for everyone. A few days before the family get-together, I was shopping with my mom and she blurted out that “Candy hasn’t been feeling so good due to the pregnancy….” As soon as the words escaped her mouth she immediately gasped,

The guidelines for facilitating and responding to self-disclosure are to support and reinforce the discloser, be willing to reciprocate, keep the disclosures confidential, and don’t use the disclosures against the person. When supporting and reinforcing the discloser, you should show genuine concern and empathy during and subsequently after their revelation. In most instances the discloser will expect for you to make a comparable confession, however, it might not be an experience you’re willing to share or you don’t have a circumstance that correlates. Furthermore, and in my viewpoint the utmost important keeping the disclosures confidential, one should be loyal and not share the person story. Finally, not using the disclosures against the

For a young child, telling a secret to the person he or she likes is a big deal. But the secrets that are told are minor, probably about a favorite item or candy. Not knowing at the time but social penetration theory is going on. Information about oneself is communicated to friends, loved ones, and acquaintances on a daily basis, sometimes without knowing we are revealing personal information. As we get older we knowingly reveal information to a person that we have a connection with. Social Penetration Theory is, “The process of developing deeper intimacy with another person through mutual self-disclosure and other forms of vulnerability” (Griffin, Ledbetter, Sparks, 2015). The closer we are to an individual the more information we reveal, the greater the bond becomes. This theory is important to understand because it sets the framework for how we reveal ourselves to others and helps set up other communication theories. In the next sections we will take a closer look into the theoretical overview on social penetration theory and also, discuss the synthesis of scholarship.

The Social Penetration theory theorizes how the closeness in relationships can be formed through several ways of self-disclosure. This theory also states that we live in a world that people are constantly asking “ what is in this for me.” This theory compares the human self to that of an onion. We have several layers to our self that can be peeled back a layer at a time. The most obvious details about our self such as gender, hair color etc. can be found on the top. But as you peel back the layers you get into subjects of a more sensitive and deeper meaning. In order to determine if communicating can reward you positively you must engage in two self-disclosure channels, which are depth and breadth. Both of these self-disclosure tactics allow for a stronger relationship development. Breadth is quantity of subjects you talk about; these

Social Penetration Model is a “model of self disclosure that asserts that both the breadth and the depth of information shared with another person increase as the relationship develops” (Beebe and Ivy 183). The breadth of information is “the variety of topics discussed” and the depth is the “personal significance of what is discussed” (Beebe and Ivy 183). At first Monica and me had a variety of topics to discuss or breadth. Initially we both didn’t know where each other’s interests lied, so we resorted to superficial topics like clubs or classes. Time passed and our topics became more complex and deeper-- ranging from complaining about classes to our problematic lives at home. We kept secrets, and trust started to bloom in our relationship. Of course we wouldn’t readily share our information about our personal lives or secrets with just anyone. So we confided in each other and sought out one another’s opinion on what course of action to take in complicated affairs. It got to a

Social penetration theory was created to explain and analyze how not only ourselves but others begin to disclose information to develop closeness. Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor, creators of the theory, emphasizes that “gradual and orderly fashion from superficial to intimate levels of exchange as a function of both immediate and forecast outcomes” (Griffin et al., 2015, p.97). In short, it’s a slow process from superficial to intimate topics of communication. It’s important to understand that the theory compares people to onions with several layers that make us up. The deeper we go into our onions the