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    Syndrome: Implications and Interventions Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a condition characterized by developmental delays most notable in social contexts. AS is most commonly identified by obsessive and repetitive behaviors and unawareness of nonverbal communication. Both Asperger syndrome and autism are forms of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). It is important to note the distinctions between the two PDD’s. We do not see impairment of adaptive skills, cognitive development, or language delay

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    How individuals communicate communication is the exchange of data among people. By a life coach understanding his/her own style of communicating, one will go far towards making great and enduring impressions with others. Although people have been taught to talk, compose, and read to from an early age, individuals have gotten little, if any, preparation in listening. Active listening is a correspondence expertise that joins both verbal and non-verbal skills keeping in mind the end goal to create

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    In learning English as a foreign language the students should master all skill, namely speaking, reading, writing, and listening. Actually to master all skill is difficult. Most of the students have difficult to expand speaking. Speaking is the often used in learning a language, because when we are not master the speaking skill, we are difficult to communicate. In speaking, we are free to say our ideas, feelings, and also our though. We are not requiring using the correct grammar and pronunciation

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    In today’s modern world, we encounter a wide diversity of people from Americans to Japanese. However, as we encounter such people, we ask ourselves, how much do we know about their culture or even about their family roots. Personally, the encounters with many Americans have been peacefully satisfying to point of acknowledging their culture and traditions. On the other hand, the Japanese community is still a cloudy subject that needs a clear path of understanding. Therefore, as more information integrates

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    1. Nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication is a collection of body movements and expressions, such as hand gestures, spacing, facial expressions, eye behavior, and posture as a way of transmitting messages either with or without vocalization. An individual uses these expressions both consciously and unconsciously. (Heider, 2007, p 106). Nonverbal communication is important in anthropological studies because it aids in the understanding of individual cultures. By understanding nonverbal communication

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    For this video assignment, I interviewed C, a close friend from RIC. During this time, I was suffering from a sinus infection, seasonal allergies, and asthma, so at about 5 minutes into the interview, I had a severe coughing attack and did not feel like it was necessary to include this in the actual footage. Therefore, I paused the video, just like I would pause the session in real life, and started up again as soon I as I recovered. When I first asked her if she would like to help me with this assignment

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    How Cultural Psychology Impacts Nonverbal Communication How we communicate directly impacts how we express ourselves to the world around us. Verbal communication is key in understanding our world and expressing our own feelings and beliefs to that world. Yet, verbal communication is not the only form of communication we encounter on a daily basis. In fact, nonverbal communication also plays an important role in expressing emotions, beliefs, and can even reinforce social ranking and statuses.

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    Getting To Know Him Better When I first started the Dyadic encounter assignment, I wasn’t quite sure what to do or who I would interview. As time went on I decided to take this time to spend some quality time with my son and get to know him a little better. This assignment allowed us to spend some one on one time together. It opened up conversations that gave me opportunities to express to my son; I would be by his side, no matter what, on his journey through life. At the beginning of the Dyadic

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    work for my client and I is non-verbal communication. I was able to use the non-verbal cues from the client to guide the course of the session. To be more specific, prior to the session, I was more conscious of how much I talk because in past sessions I often spoke too often. In the book, it addressed that the talking ratio between the therapist and client is usually about 80 to 20 percent (Hill, 2014). With this in mind, I often used non-verbal communication such as gestures after my client would

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    watching the video, I was impressed how easily Debby and I build a bond. I had the same name as her daughter and that made her feel comfortable. My strength regarding this vignette was how calmly I talked to Debby. I am able to use verbal and nonverbal behavior. For example, I used “ummm” to agree with Debbie, so she can see that I am on the same track as her. This experience makes me see this is the career I want to pursuit. The role playing as a therapist and having a senior citizen client

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