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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Comm And Self Flashcards

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What is self?

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Overall sum of who a person is (central inner force?

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What is self-concept?

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Your description of who you think you are; own perceptions.

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What is attitude?

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Learned predisposition to respond to a person, object, or idea in a favorable or unfavorable way. Reflects what you like or dislike.

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What is belief?

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The structure of your understanding of reality-what is true and false for you.

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What is value?

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Enduring concept of good and bad, right and wrong.

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What is mindfulness?

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The ability to consciously think about what you are doing and experiencing.

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Subjective self-awareness

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Ability to differentiate the self from the social and physical environment.

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Objective self-awareness

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Ability to be the object of one’s own thoughts and attention-to be aware of ones state of mind and what one is thinking.

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Symbolic self-awareness

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Uniquely human ability to think about oneself and use language or symbols to represent oneself to others.

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What is material self and give examples.

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All the physical elements that reflect who you are; body, clothes, car, home

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What is social self and give examples.

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The self as reflected through your interactions with others; your informal self interacting with your family and friends, your formal self interacting during a job interview

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What is spiritual self and give examples.

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Introspections about values, morals and beliefs; belief or disbelief in God, regard for life in all its forms.

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Looking-glass self

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The notion that we form our self-concept by seeing ourselves through the interactions with others, like we see our reflection through others.

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What is attachment style?

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Style of relating to others that develop early in life, based on the emotional bond one forms with ones parents or care giver.

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What is secure attachment style?

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When you are comfortable giving and receiving affection, experiencing intimacy, and trusting other people.

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What is anxious attachment style?

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When feeling uncomfortable giving and receiving affection and experiencing anxiety in some intimate relationships.

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Avoidant attachment style

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When consistently experiencing discomfort and awkwardness in intimate relationships and therefore avoid relationships.

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Androgynous role

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Gender role that includes both masculine and feminine qualities.

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Self-reflexiveness

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Ability to think about what you are doing while you are doing it.

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Psychology

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Study of how a persons thinking and emotional responses influence their behavior.

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What is personality?

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Set of enduring behavioral characteristics and internal predispositions for reacting to your environment.

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What are the 5 big personality traits?

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Extraversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Neuroticism
Openness
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Extraversion

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Describes someone as outgoing, talkative, positive, and sociable.

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Agreeableness

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Describes someone as friendly, compassionate, trusting, and cooperating.

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Conscientiousness
Describes someone as efficient, organized, self-discipline, dutiful, and methodical.
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Neuroticism
Describes someone as nervous, insecure, emotionally distressed, and anxious.
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Openness
Describes someone as curious, imaginative, creative, adventurous and innovative
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Communibiological approach
Suggests that there are genetic and biological influences that play a major role in influencing communication behavior
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Social learning theory
Suggests people can learn behavior that helps them adapt and adjust their behavior towards others
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Shyness
Behavioral tendency not to talk or interact with others
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Communication apprehension
Fear or anxiety associated with either real pr anticipated communication with others
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Willingness to communicate
Describes a persons comfortableness with and likelihood of initiating communication with other people
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Self-worth or self-esteem
Your own thoughts of your worth and value based on your perception of your skills, appearance, talents and abilities.
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Self-efficiency
Persons belief in his or her ability to perform a specific task in a particular situation
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Social comparison
Process of comparing yourself to others who are similar to you to measure your own self worth
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Life position
Feelings of regard for self and others as reflected in ones sense of worth and self esteem.
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Face
A persons positive perception of his/her self in interactions with others
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Face work
Using communication to maintain your own perception or to support, reinforce, or challenge someone else's self perception
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Positive face
An image of yourself that will be perceived as positive by others.
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Preventative facework
Efforts to maintain and enhance ones positive self perception
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Corrective facework
Efforts to correct what one perceives as a negative perception of oneself on the part of others
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Face-threatening acts
Communication that undermines or challenges someone's positive face
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Politeness theory
Theory that people have positive perceptions of others who treat them politely and respectfully
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Intrapersonal communication
Communication within yourself, self talk
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Visualization
Technique of imagining that you are performing a particular task in a certain way; positive visualization can enhance self esteem
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Reframing
Process of redefining events and experiences from a different point of view
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Social support
Expression of empathy and concern for others that is communicated while listening to them and offering positive and encouraging words
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Talk therapy
Technique in which a person describes his or her problems and concerns to a skilled listener in order to better understand the emotions and issues creating the problems
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Symbolic interaction theory
Theory that people make sense of the world based on their interpretation of words or symbols used by others
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What are the strategies for improving your self esteem?
``` Engage in self talk Visualize Avoid comparison Reframe appropriately Develop honest relationships Let go of the past Seek support ```
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Self-fulfilling prophecy
Predicting about the future actions that is likely to come true because the person believes that it will come true
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Need for inclusion
Interpersonal need to be included and to include others in social activities
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Need for control
Interpersonal need for some degree of influence in our relationships as well as the need to be controlled
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Need for affection
Interpersonal need to give and receive love, support, warmth and intimacy
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Self-disclosure
Purposefully providing information about yourself to others that they would not learn if you did not tell them
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Self-awareness
A persons conscious understanding of who he or she is
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Assertiveness
Tendency to make requests, ask for info, and generally pursue ones own rights and best interests
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Responsiveness
Tendency to be sensitive to the needs of others include no being sympathetic to others feelings and placing the feelings of others above ones own feelings

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