My Two Styles Of Masking

I received a moderate score of 27 for assertiveness and-and 42 for my level of responsiveness and this information suggests that my social style is amiable according to mapping my results. In general, assertiveness can be defined as a person’s ability to make appeals, actively disagree express positive and negative personal feelings, and stand up for themselves without criticizing another person (Beebe & Mottet, 2016). Likewise, responsiveness is the capacity to be sensitive to the communication of others while being seen a good listener in order to make others comfortable in communicating. There are various ways to respond to others as well as steps that I can use to style flex. Upon sharing my scores with my co-worker, her perception of the results seemed somewhat accurate and she offered suggestions about my social style. Furthermore, there are manners that my social style may affect my listening skills and ways that I can improve as a listener. Also, style flexing can assist with communication effectiveness in different manners.

“In Defense of Masks”, by Kenneth Gergen regards that it is not possible for humans to adequately find a coherent self identity without an aftermath. Gergen states, “to the extent that they do, they many experience severe emotional distress” when trying to do so (172). He refers to Erik Erickson, a psychologist who speaks about how self-alienation can result due to the pressures of society to individuals with various masks of identity.

During this week’s assignment, Peterson (2015) tackles critical components of listening skills. The listening component that I find myself needing to work on is that of not defending what I perceive as attacks against my character during my interactions both with co-workers and family. Naturally, if I am devoting my thoughts to responding or defending my actions, how can I be effectively listening? In addition, when counteracting a statement with a defensive posture or verbal cues, it insights the other individual to feel attacked, resulting in a vicious cycle of both parties being defensive and no one listening or understanding one another (Peterson, 2015).

Nothing is more real than the mask we choose to show each other who we are. In a coming-to-age novel, A Separate Peace, John Knowles depicts the common rivalry between young adolescents, where masks are used often. Gene is a student at an elite boarding school, Devon, when he meets Finny. As his jealousy grows towards Finny, it leads to an awful life-changing decision. When they are planning on a double jump, Gene bounces on the limb causing Finny to suffer from a horrible fall. Finny later finds out about the truth and runs away in fury, which caused him to break his leg again. As he was receiving a surgery for his injury, Finny died. Gene’s transformation involves the changes of his mask and shadow, which results in his later acceptance of

Gender roles often have disastrous consequences for people who struggle to fill their assigned stereotype. Last Wednesday, Carnegie Mellon had a special showing of a new film, The Mask You Live In, that focuses on how society’s narrow definition of masculinity can cause more harm than good.

Then in 1987, I was encouraged by my good friend, Greg Albrecht, to write a

he ivory mask, comprised of ivory, iron, and copper, is 9 inches high, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches deep. Located near the top of the mask, heads representing the Portuguese exemplifies the control Benin had over Europeans. Creating a trend, the Portuguese continued to appear in many Benin art pieces throughout time. The Portuguese were so often found being referred to in the art pieces of the Benin because “the Edos thought they were from the world of the dead because of their white skin.” The distinguishing feature in the ivory mask is high coral crown which depicts a coiffure, a hairstyle commonly worn during those times by high ranking Edo women.

For segment 1 we talked about identity and how people often wear a mask to hid their emotions or appear a certain way in front or different audiences. For my project I created my own mask to show just the surface of how I try to act at school versus at home. The school side of me is reflected often in the things I say I enjoy or the way I act. I know for a fact that at school I try to come off more intelligent and confident than I am. I'm not sure why I do this but it just happens. At school I act like things don't bother me or change my interests to “be like everyone else.” Even if I put up this act at school I should be myself at home. Still even as I looked at myself around people I know won't judge me I still see a mask. It is not the same

Like some of peers, my stress or misunderstanding  has not come  from my peers.  It has come from my  misunderstanding of how to clearly respond to the discussion questions.  I have completed Clinical Pastoral Education (and it went very well) and the pre-requisites for this class.  Therefore I thought it would make my understanding how to respond to the discussion easier, but it has not in all cases.  So when I say I wanted to contribute something meaningful and felt I did not, I began to disengage some from the conversation and had to tell myself to get clarification, cope with my own negative head talk and try again.  Seeing my peers responses reduces some of my stress from the misunderstanding(s) it helps me better determine if my responses

I really enjoyed Holly Weeks piece on stressful conversations. It aligns well with my own experience. Her keen insight has been shared through exploration of three scenarios where the stress gets high very easily. In each of these three examples the author lets the people in the conversation fail, this is a thought-provoking technique that stimulates introspection. Holly is counting on the reader to remembers similar experiences that they may have gone through. The author is also provoking us to examine the large role our subconscious has in our actions when confronted with stressful conversations. The author provides help in solving these quarrelsome situations by describing the processes necessary for us to improve the stress of conversation unilaterally.

The film The Mask You Live In was written, filmed and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. It was released on January 25, 2015 at the premiere of the Sundance Film Festival. Jennifer also released a similar film called Miss Representation, a film about what the expectations of a woman were according to the media. According to the film, using hyper-masculinity among boys and young men through parental teachings and social expectations in the United States negatively affects them psychologically as it affects their way of decision-making and become more isolated throughout their lives. I firmly agree with Newsom’s message she was trying to send out to her intended audience, the parents and our society at large communicated through statistics shown as title sequences and the testimonies coming from boys and men who were once at-risk.

Masking-up of negative situations helps the character neglect the true meaning of the pessimistic scenes and bypass them with ease. In Three Day Road, Xavier witness the death of Gilberto, a fellow soldier: "...just as the smile on his face blooms into a red flower. He collapses onto his knees..." (236) Here Joseph Boyden describes an unpleasant incidents with floral imagery, resulting in contradicting emotions of the scene, thus balancing the dramatic effect that the description has on the character. Allowing the character to cope with the agony.

This is a skill that had to be developed through many unresolved issues and conflict. I come from an extremely large family where conflict and dysfunction deems to be the norm. Over the years God has made a tremendous impact on my life that has brought about profound change in the way I chose to respond and communicate in certain situations. It hasn’t been an easy transformation but the results have been rewarding for my family and me. Through change of perception and language we have begun to heal from past wounds and learn the importance of tranquility and love that it brings by equally taking responsibility for our

In the below written essay I will explain the purpose of Mattes, Alpha channels and Masks. I will also explain how and why they are used.

This essay discusses coping, a complex process exercised by people to suppress, change, or eliminate stress or threat. This essay also discusses copers, that is, people who exhibit certain personality characteristics, known as distress resistant personality patterns, which can significantly influence whether they stay healthy or become ill. Also covered are coping strategies, -strategies people draw upon to solve life’s stressors, some