Reflection On Interpersonal Process

Communication is everywhere. We, as interactive human beings, spend the majority of our time corresponding with others to satisfy our physical, identity, social, and practical needs (Adler, Rodman, & Sevigny, 2011). Often, this is consciously done; we search our minds for the accurate linguistic means to express our experiences, and use them to communicate with those around us. However, communication is not as straightforward and effortless as we may believe. It is, in fact, often unintentional, with 65% of it occurring as a result of non-verbal cues (Matsumoto, Shibata, Seiji, Mori, & Shioe, 2010). As mentioned by Marta Dynel (2011) in a study done on nonverbal communication, “Non verbal signs and signals ... are prevalent practically in

I am originally from Puerto Rico, which is a country in which communication is an integral part of society. The cultural norm of the Puerto Rican culture is to speak up when necessary and communicate clearly if we want things to be done. At the same time, I believe that in order to produce results, the manner in which communicating takes place, is an extremely important component. My culture also showed me how the emotions used when communicating, such as the use of the hands and body language, will dictate the tone and flow of the communication. The literature suggests that the majority (as much as 76%) of the message we gibe to another person during conversations is carried by non-verbal or para-verbal communication. Thus, we must be very careful and strategic in our use o non-verbal communication (Van Acker, 1997).

Since the consequences of bad interpersonal communication are dissatisfactory in the professional, social, and humane world, an interpersonal communication college course took me on a remarkable journey to strengthen my communication skills with other people, professionals, and myself. From the beginning, I knew my nursing and personal responsibility to learn the expertise of the subject matter at hand a must to further my career efforts and goals. The eureka effect, or a-ha moment, did its justice with each study module in place. Doors of personal and interpersonal insights open, when needed, or close, when not needed, in applying the effects of self-assessments within the course to myself, other people around me, and my relationships. In this paper, I will reflect on the moments of self-realization by the use of self-actualization and focus on the future of my interpersonal communicational life learned in this college course.

Non-verbals play an important role in rapport building too. Duchan (2011) found that affect attunement between therapist and client was critical to rapport building. Similarly, Duggan & Parrott (2006) revealed that physicians’ use of facial reinforcers, like nodding, was positively related with patient’s disclosures. In the video, other nonverbal aspects of rapport building like smiling, eye contact and mirroring are also observed. Non-verbals create a welcoming atmosphere for conversation and are crucial in monitoring the quality of communication. Incongruent verbal and nonverbal messages should be addressed by the physician (Barnett, 2001) and it becomes especially important to rapport building when communicating with young children (Fourie, et al., 2011) who may not articulate their ideas clearly; people from other cultures who might face a language barrier and the elderly who might be easily confused and forgetful.

In the previous class, we were given the task to complete a ‘Speed Communication Meet & Greet’ where we had a certain amount of time to engage in a conversation with a classmate. Whether we knew the classmate or not, we still had to drive a conversation instead of just sitting next to someone in complete silence. Throughout the exercise, there was plenty of observations not only for myself and the conversations I was engaging in, but also watching the body language of other classmates around me during their conversations.

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

The spoken language, while endlessly useful, is only a recent invention in comparison to body language. Dr. Albert Mehrabian’s often quoted study found that 7% of a message is conveyed through words, 38% through vocal elements, and 55% through nonverbal elements. While these statistics and their meanings may not be so straightforward, the overall take away is clear; nonverbal communication heavily affects the way we receive and transmit messages.

The purpose our first speech was to inform the audience about a chosen culture. I chose to talk about the way photography is connected to culture and I related this information to my audience. Despite being incredibly anxious I was able to successfully inform my audience about the way photography relates to culture using an effective opening and closing strategy and having informative main points.

After reading the first couple of chapters of the textbook “Interpersonal Process in Therapy”, I was able to find a deeper sense of appreciation towards the “counseling” profession in regards to the interpersonal process approach, the working alliance (client/therapist) and the process of honoring the client’s resistance. As I found myself learning more about the importance of the therapeutic relationship with the client, it was exciting to learn the recommended questions on page 12, in regards to identifying schemas, themes (internal working models) within the client. Not only are these questions being asked to the client, but the therapist must ask themselves the same questions as well. Although I am sure there are other ways to identify problematic relational patterns during a session, I believe these set of questions are a great guide to lead in that direction along with strengthening the therapeutic relationship as well.

I completed my science and technology internship at the Calvary cardiac centre in Hobart, Tasmania under the supervision of senior consultant cardiologist Dr. Warrick Bishop MBBS, FRACP. The placement being in Tasmania meant that I was required to be self-sufficient. As I currently live with my parents this was a challenging aspect of my placement. The experience helped develop my time management and organizational skills. Although it was not an objective of the subject, I felt that the experience was challenging and educational.

Imagine meeting someone for the first time and only having less than ten minutes to talk to them. How much can that person really learn about their acquaintance and how much can the acquaintance really tell this person? Does it seem reasonable for the listener to diagnose this person with having a severe illness or even cancer after only talking to them for less than ten minutes? According to Caroline Parkinson, health editor of BBC News, physicians are not required to offer appointments lasting at least ten minutes anymore (1). Physicians and surgeons now have the flexibility and capability to make capricious decisions when it comes to deciding on how long the appointment can be and the amount of patients seen every day. By allowing doctors and surgeons to use their clinical judgement on a case to case basis, patients are at risk of not personally connecting with their doctor. Interpersonal is the behavior between people in any encounter (“Interpersonal, adj”). Connection is a personal relation of action; often having to do with people (“Connection, n”). As a result of societal changes with time intervals for appointments and the money rate doctors receive after examining their patients, patients are uncertain if their doctors truly care about both their physical and mental health.

Do you know what I mean when I say “What are some things that affect your interpersonal relationships?” Interpersonal relationships are any type of relationship that you have with someone else. I am going to share some tips that help with interpersonal relationship conflicts, and the things that influenced these relationships.

All individuals give and receive nonverbal cues during conversation. Most individuals, when unsure whether to consider the speaker’s verbal or nonverbal cues, will pick nonverbal cues. This is because one’s nonverbal messages are natural and unconscious. It broadcasts the utterer’s true feeling and intentions and typically never fails to do so. Nonverbal communications transfer various things. It regulates spoken conversation and gives feedback to the narrator; it is the foundation of relationships and tells about the truthfulness of a statement.

What is a career? A career is defined as a course through life or profession, but in my case it hasn’t existed until now. My career goals are just now coming into focus. When I was younger I really did not know what a career was all I knew is I wanted a job and I usually found me one with no problem, not realizing how good of a job I was working, and that I should have been working to keep it for long as I could. My motivation back then was my family; my children to keep them feed, clothed and happy. To have a career meant going to college for 4 years and this was something I didn’t want to do, instead I opted for vocational training, which would train me in a skill in one year or less and I would

In conclusion Mehrabian (1971) found that the effectiveness of a message was 7% verbal, the words, themselves; 38% vocal paralinguistic, tone, inflection, verbal pauses; But 55% of the messages effeteness was in non-verbal communications. Eye contact, posture and body orientation, gestures, facial expressions, and proxemics are all types of non-verbal communications. There are so many different areas of the communication process, so when sending a message if we want to be positive and effective it is vital that there’s a clear message from sender to receiver in all the different aspects and make sure we demonstrate good listening and