When reviewing material for my first exam, I found a few items I wasn't completlty understanding. First , I wasn't understanding the full concept of the tranactional model and how it related to the linear communication model. I found out that the tranactional and linear model opperate the same way expect the tranactional model removes the words sender and reciever and replances them withcommunicatior because communication is going both ways.
Another thing I wasn't understanding was the different types of noise. I found out there were four different types of noise. First there is phycholigical needs, consist of thing like food, oxygen, water, and relatively constant body temperature. Second Maslow attends to a persons Saftey needs. These needs apply to to children be insicure and adults feeling safe in their envirmoent. The next need maslow attends to is people feeling loved, have a sense of belongingm and affection towards others. When we feel safe in our envirmoents and have our physical well being taken care of, people can focus on feeling love and affection towards others. Lastly, Maslow stresses the need of Self-Actualization. This need is key because it entitles a person to feel they are here to do something.
When I took The test, I was amaed that I got such a low score at first. However, when the essay questions were graded I did a lot better. I'm pleased with the effort I put into studying for this first exam.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Refelection of Yesterday
I had a big day yesterday. I woke up at about 5:30 and started correcting my english paper that was due the 16th of september. I showered, got dressed, and went to my dentist aptointment, around 11:30. Around 12:30 I headed off to school. I had class from 1pm- 2:40pm. However I left at 2:30 because I had to go apply for housing. I got hope around 5:00pm, and boy was I tired. I felt like I had countered the world today.
When thinking about my activities yesterday, I realised I did to much. However, one question was on my mind, why do we do more things in a day than our body can handle? I answered my own question when I told about something I read in the text the other day. We over excert ourselves because we want to feel accomplished. When I don'taccomplish somethingI wanted to, it stays in my mind until I accomplish it. However, it's notjust accomplishsomething that gives us a shy of relief. We have a feeling of satsafaction when we acconplish a task.
Yesterday I wanted to start bloggin, but everything that came into my head went scrammble on the computer. I couldn't get my words to come out smoothly. Everyone hashad this problem at some point in their lives. When thinking why this happens, I came to the conclusion that it happens because our brain is tired. To expand appon this statement I feel selve fulliment when I accomplish a task. When I don't accomplish something, I feel unfullilled.
We all have expectations ofourselves and others. However, when we disengage from these expectations we don't feel disapproved of ourselves. For instance: if I said I was going to takedown the trash, and clean the house and didn't accomplish the expectations I had of myselfthat day. I would feel disapproved because I didn'tget done what I needed to.
When we do accomplish our expectations of ourselves, we can appraise ourselves. This is known as refelected appraisial. I'm going to appraise myself because Idid a good job today. Itsa term that means you give yourself a pat on the back, or you approve of someones life style.
When thinking about my activities yesterday, I realised I did to much. However, one question was on my mind, why do we do more things in a day than our body can handle? I answered my own question when I told about something I read in the text the other day. We over excert ourselves because we want to feel accomplished. When I don'taccomplish somethingI wanted to, it stays in my mind until I accomplish it. However, it's notjust accomplishsomething that gives us a shy of relief. We have a feeling of satsafaction when we acconplish a task.
Yesterday I wanted to start bloggin, but everything that came into my head went scrammble on the computer. I couldn't get my words to come out smoothly. Everyone hashad this problem at some point in their lives. When thinking why this happens, I came to the conclusion that it happens because our brain is tired. To expand appon this statement I feel selve fulliment when I accomplish a task. When I don't accomplish something, I feel unfullilled.
We all have expectations ofourselves and others. However, when we disengage from these expectations we don't feel disapproved of ourselves. For instance: if I said I was going to takedown the trash, and clean the house and didn't accomplish the expectations I had of myselfthat day. I would feel disapproved because I didn'tget done what I needed to.
When we do accomplish our expectations of ourselves, we can appraise ourselves. This is known as refelected appraisial. I'm going to appraise myself because Idid a good job today. Itsa term that means you give yourself a pat on the back, or you approve of someones life style.
I'm upset
When out to dinner with my father last night, we had a conversation about why I don'tshare my opinions as often as I should. I told him I don't share my opinion because when I do someone doesn't like what I have to say.
When futher thinking about this I realised that I selected to operate this way. We should care what people think about ouropinions. Thats why they're called opinions. I believe this image I portray is related to my childhood. When I was younger, my mother always got upset when she asked for our opinion on something and we told her the truth.She got so angry that we didn't agree with her sometimes. I believe these episodes shaped my idenity. I don't share my opinions around my parents because they get upset.
Though my dad was up that night, he understood why I act this way. When the conversation went futher herealised he gets upset when I share my opinion. For example: I told my father that I thought it was weird he was dating again. Mainly because he hadn't dated since my mother. I went on to saying that I was happy for him. I think he selects to do this because he is happt and wants everyone tobe happy about the situation.
Before we went to eat, my father and I were getting our nails done. Yes I know a man getting a petacure is strange, but thats my father. While my father was getting his petacure, he was telling the nail technition abouthis new girlfriend. While talking about tammy, the petacurist ask ifshe was divorced and if the children were in the fathers life? My dad said Tammy had been married, but was now divorced. She has five children from to marrigess and the father isn'tin their lives. I was okay with that response. However, he than went on to saying that fathers leave their children when getting divorced, and then come ack when the child can take care of themselves. I thought this statement was very strerotypical. Not all fathers walk away from their children when getting divorced . Just because Tammy's ex husbands, and yourself walked away from you children doesn't mean every man does.
When futher thinking about this I realised that I selected to operate this way. We should care what people think about ouropinions. Thats why they're called opinions. I believe this image I portray is related to my childhood. When I was younger, my mother always got upset when she asked for our opinion on something and we told her the truth.She got so angry that we didn't agree with her sometimes. I believe these episodes shaped my idenity. I don't share my opinions around my parents because they get upset.
Though my dad was up that night, he understood why I act this way. When the conversation went futher herealised he gets upset when I share my opinion. For example: I told my father that I thought it was weird he was dating again. Mainly because he hadn't dated since my mother. I went on to saying that I was happy for him. I think he selects to do this because he is happt and wants everyone tobe happy about the situation.
Before we went to eat, my father and I were getting our nails done. Yes I know a man getting a petacure is strange, but thats my father. While my father was getting his petacure, he was telling the nail technition abouthis new girlfriend. While talking about tammy, the petacurist ask ifshe was divorced and if the children were in the fathers life? My dad said Tammy had been married, but was now divorced. She has five children from to marrigess and the father isn'tin their lives. I was okay with that response. However, he than went on to saying that fathers leave their children when getting divorced, and then come ack when the child can take care of themselves. I thought this statement was very strerotypical. Not all fathers walk away from their children when getting divorced . Just because Tammy's ex husbands, and yourself walked away from you children doesn't mean every man does.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I'm starting understand what my sister Chelsey told me about online classes. She said they were hard because you have to be motivated, and when your not is when you start digging yourself into a hole. Though I feel I'm doing well in this online Communications class, I think I could use some improvement. When I answer the discussion question,I feel my answers aren't to college standards. It seems my other group members can word there answers better than me. I would like to work on that.
Another thing i have realized is the material we are studying all ties together. I'm finally understanding who I am, and changing some of my daily habits. For example: I stopped asking my dad where hes going when he goes out at night. If he want to disclose that he's going to the casino that is fine. This as made my life a lot less stressful because I'm always worried he will ask me for money. However, I just stopped caring.
One thing I want to learn n this class is how to overcome my fear of going up to someone I don't know and introduce myself. I have introduced myself to people before, but I feel more comfortable when someone does the introductions. I wonder why I feel so uncomfortable introducing myself when I'm with a group of people. I really need to overcome this fear and being uncomfortable about this situation.
Another thing i have realized is the material we are studying all ties together. I'm finally understanding who I am, and changing some of my daily habits. For example: I stopped asking my dad where hes going when he goes out at night. If he want to disclose that he's going to the casino that is fine. This as made my life a lot less stressful because I'm always worried he will ask me for money. However, I just stopped caring.
One thing I want to learn n this class is how to overcome my fear of going up to someone I don't know and introduce myself. I have introduced myself to people before, but I feel more comfortable when someone does the introductions. I wonder why I feel so uncomfortable introducing myself when I'm with a group of people. I really need to overcome this fear and being uncomfortable about this situation.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thoughts
I'm finally get a hang of my communications class. Though it is sometimes hard to balance with my other classes. I like that there is a discussion board for question about the course. This has made the adjusting a lot easier.
Communication is a essential to our everyday lives. I think interpersonal communications and public speaking should both be required for the English credit. They both seem to inter twine. If you don't understand the forms of communication, how will you be able to use it when speaking in front of a group you just meat?
The three discussion questions this week seem pretty self explanatory. I hope they are all like this. I think the only hard part is coming up with examples you feel comfortable telling to complete strangers. When you think about it, we are strangers, even though we are discussing the same topics. This is where self disclosure comes into play.
Some communication techniques I need to work on are owning my own feelings, self disclosure, and unintentional communication. I always feel I’m disclosing too much information in certain situations. The most recent time I caught myself disclosing to much information is when I met my mom’s new husband for the first time. I couldn’t shut myself off. It seemed like I told him everything about myself.
Owning my feelings is another story. I feel like I always need to help everyone. Even when it affects me in a negative way. I need to work on saying NO at the appropriate time. Even if that means saying no when I should say yes.
Communication is a essential to our everyday lives. I think interpersonal communications and public speaking should both be required for the English credit. They both seem to inter twine. If you don't understand the forms of communication, how will you be able to use it when speaking in front of a group you just meat?
The three discussion questions this week seem pretty self explanatory. I hope they are all like this. I think the only hard part is coming up with examples you feel comfortable telling to complete strangers. When you think about it, we are strangers, even though we are discussing the same topics. This is where self disclosure comes into play.
Some communication techniques I need to work on are owning my own feelings, self disclosure, and unintentional communication. I always feel I’m disclosing too much information in certain situations. The most recent time I caught myself disclosing to much information is when I met my mom’s new husband for the first time. I couldn’t shut myself off. It seemed like I told him everything about myself.
Owning my feelings is another story. I feel like I always need to help everyone. Even when it affects me in a negative way. I need to work on saying NO at the appropriate time. Even if that means saying no when I should say yes.
Thoughts on Second Week
I'm finally get a hang of my communications class. Though it is sometimes hard to balance with my other classes. I like that there is a discussion board for question about the course. This has made the adjusting a lot easier.
Communication is a essential to our everyday lives. I think interpersonal communications and public speaking should both be required for the English credit. They both seem to inter twine. If you don't understand the forms of communication, how will you be able to use it when speaking in front of a group you just meat?
The three discussion questions this week seem pretty self explanatory. I hope they are all like this. I think the only hard part is coming up with examples you feel comfortable telling to complete strangers. When you think about it, we are strangers, even though we are discussing the same topics. This is where self disclosure comes into play.
Some communication techniques I need to work on are owning my own feelings, self disclosure, and unintentional communication. I always feel I’m disclosing too much information in certain situations. The most recent time I caught myself disclosing to much information is when I met my mom’s new husband for the first time. I couldn’t shut myself off. It seemed like I told him everything about myself.
Owning my feelings is another story. I feel like I always need to help everyone. Even when it affects me in a negative way. I need to work on saying NO at the appropriate time. Even if that means saying no when I should say yes.
Communication is a essential to our everyday lives. I think interpersonal communications and public speaking should both be required for the English credit. They both seem to inter twine. If you don't understand the forms of communication, how will you be able to use it when speaking in front of a group you just meat?
The three discussion questions this week seem pretty self explanatory. I hope they are all like this. I think the only hard part is coming up with examples you feel comfortable telling to complete strangers. When you think about it, we are strangers, even though we are discussing the same topics. This is where self disclosure comes into play.
Some communication techniques I need to work on are owning my own feelings, self disclosure, and unintentional communication. I always feel I’m disclosing too much information in certain situations. The most recent time I caught myself disclosing to much information is when I met my mom’s new husband for the first time. I couldn’t shut myself off. It seemed like I told him everything about myself.
Owning my feelings is another story. I feel like I always need to help everyone. Even when it affects me in a negative way. I need to work on saying NO at the appropriate time. Even if that means saying no when I should say yes.
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