...Interpersonal Communication within the Movie Hitch Leanne Almon COM200: Interpersonal Communication Professor Bonnie Stiemke November 5, 2014 Interpersonal Communication within the Movie Hitch We encounter interpersonal communication in our everyday lives. Even in the movies that we watch for entertainment, we can see conflicts within the communication between characters. In the movie Hitch, which stars Will Smith, as Hitch and Eva Mendes as Sara, there are several examples of conflict when it comes to interpersonal communication. The one conflict that was most prominent within the movie was when Sara found the man responsible for the heartbreak of her best friend. When Sara investigates the “Date Doctor” to find the man responsible for her best friend getting hurt as the result of a one night stand, she is enraged when she discovers that the man that she has been seeing and getting close to, is the same man as the “Date Doctor”. She can’t believe that the man that she has fallen in love with is the same man that is ultimately responsible for her best friend’s misery. As a result of this, Sara gives Hitch the cold shoulder. She avoids him at all costs, she doesn’t return his phone calls, and she will not talk to him at all. She refuses to hear his side of the story because she has no interest in hearing his side of the story. Her behavior is called the “demand-withdraw” pattern and is when one person tries to talk to the other and is dismissed or indifferent. According...
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...Interpersonal communication, as defined in our textbook, is “a unique type of communication that involved two individuals interacting via face-to-face or mediated channels.” It seems that where there is communication, inevitably there will be conflict. Television dramas tend to add conflict in their storylines in an effort to make the viewers relate to the characters. In the television series Scandal, interpersonal communication conflicts are numerous. Oddly enough, the characters in this program are all in roles where communication is of immense importance and yet, none of them communicate very well at all. This may, indeed, be one of the main reasons for the success of this show. Watching television characters intertwined in personal conflict somehow make them more real to the audience. As a longtime fan of the show, choosing one single instance of interpersonal conflict was most difficult. However, I chose a conflict that has been ongoing since the show’s inception. The communication issues between Olivia Pope and Abby Whelan has developed, much in the way that their relationship has evolved. Both characters are strong and powerful women and, as it is with such personas, their communication tends to lack finesse. In episode 4 of the 5th season, aptly entitled “Dog-Whistle Politics,” Olivia and Abby finally have an epiphany with regards to their communication issues. Olivia opts to go public about an extramarital affair she has been having with the President. Abby...
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...Police Report 1 Police Report University of Phoenix CJA 363: Interpersonal Communications Police Report 2 Introduction Police reports serve as a valuable information gathering tool. They are heavily relied upon for their accuracy and accountability of all events that took place at the incident. The report is taken as soon as the responding officer arrives at the scene. There are several pieces of information that must be gathered in order to produce a report that will be used to account for the incidents that have taken place. Who Upon my arrival to the Marquette Market it was obvious that a burglary had taken place. I observed that the rear door had been smashed in and it was severely damaged and upon my entrance into the store the cash register had also been damaged. In the cash register there was $7.83 in cash and two checks with one being $10.00 and the other for $5.80. I also found the instrument that was used to commit these acts but, it had been wiped down and free of any fingerprints. Mr. Waters stated that he had seen Ronald Riff in the area around 12:20 a.m. He was carrying a money bag. He dropped two dollars from the bag also. At this time Ronald Riff was wearing blue jeans and a blue band jacket. What At the seen there was a hammer and Riff had been known to frequent the market and due to this. The evidence was able to make Riff a person of...
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... 2 Outline In this paper I will speak with Andre and Lois about their interpersonal communication within their relationship. Andre and Lois have been recently engaged and they have been together long enough to be able to know each other but they have concerns about their communication. They are afraid that in the future poor communication may ruin their marriage if they do not seek help. Effective listening and communication is they key component that will in the end make or break a relationship. The first part of the letter to the couple will focus upon how words have the power to create and affect attitudes, behavior, and perception and explain to the couple the understanding upon how perceptions, emotions, and nonverbal expression affect interpersonal relationships. In the article titled Send The Right Message The Right Way it explains how communication is key in personal relationships but one has to make sure that the person on the receiving end of the message understands the message and not misinterprets anything (Meadows, L. 2011). In explanation of that statement the couple will have to understand the importance of communication and how to make sure they that say what they mean and mean what they say. The letter will go on to explain how emotional intelligence and its role in effective interpersonal relationships and how to evaluate appropriate levels of self-disclosure in relationships. According to the article Nurturing...
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...Title Student’s Name COM200: Interpersonal Communication Instructor’s Name Date (Sample March 19, 2014) Introduction- Thesis Statement * If you’re having difficulties writing a thesis, use the thesis generator in the Ashford Writing Center - https://awc.ashford.edu/writing-tools-thesis-generator.html. Remember, a thesis should make a claim – a definitive statement – about some issue. Here is an example: Effective communication is the most important factor in a successful relationship. Without it, chances are, a relationship will fail. 1) Body Paragraph # 1 - Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications. (You don’t have to list the objectives in this order, but be sure you cover all of them.) Topic Sentence: This sentence introduces your topic. All other sentences in the paragraph should support this statement. Supporting Evidence: This is where you should be using an academic source to help make your point. Remember, you are asked to use FIVE resources total, for the final and you should be ready to list three here. Two of the three you should have found on your own. While not required, it is advised that you use five in the outline. i. If you have more than one point, use a separate line for each. ii. And don’t forget citations (e.g. Bevan & Sole, 2014, p.75). Explanation of the central points from the article(s): Avoid just using a quote from a source. Explain what you think the author...
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...This paper is to describe an organizational situation that I observed that demonstrated poor communication and had a neglect effect. Will also describe the organizational situation in detail. Including answers to the following questions. Factors that affect the interpersonal communication in this situation. Listening habits that negatively affects the business relationship or the bottom-line results. An explanation of the empathetic listening skills in this situation. The affect of listening habits that affected the business relationship. Empathetic listening advantages that may lend an improvement of the interpersonal communication in this situation. Propose a strategy that will deal with the situation using empathetic listening techniques. The organizational situation in detail. This situation happened in my workplace while working in a hospital as a home-health aide (HHA). The name of this hospital is the Halifax Medical Center that is in Florida. This situation happen with a supervisor for an appointed work team who showed very poor interpersonal communication with the team and did not communicate well any members of the team. He seems to complain about a little bit of everything that was always negative. Many times he would remove members of the team constantly and they would be put to do work elsewhere. The team-members work would be left undone until whatever work he wanted them to do was complete. Members of the team was not allowed to leave the floor until the assignment...
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...M1A3 Goals Identification and Reality Assessment Worksheet 1. Describe a goal for interpersonal improvement in your personal life. Be sure to explain the following: * What aspects of your own interpersonal communication skills would you like to improve? * How far are you from attaining this goal? * Do you think this goal is set too high or too low? Why, or why not? * How long will it take me to attain this goal? * If the goal will take a long time to attain, could you set smaller goals that you could attain while still working toward your bigger goal? * How will you benefit from successfully attaining your goal? My personal goal is to be able to communicate my feelings more often. I think it will take me a few months to successfully attain this goal because I’ve been so closed off for so long. I do not think my goal is set too high or too low because I believe it is a reasonable goal to achieve if I continue to express myself verbally. I will benefit from this goal because communication is key, not only in relationships, but in life. If I have trouble communicating to others I will not succeed. When an issue arises I will have the confidence to address it to the other person(s) and discuss it without feeling judged or belittled. 2. Describe a goal for interpersonal improvement in your academic life. Be sure to explain the following: * As an online student, what areas would you like to improve to help you be a more successful student...
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...Interpersonal attraction can be defined as how and why we are attracted to individuals and the essential human necessitate to be with someone can be identified as the attraction between two individuals to form a relationship. Our social existence is dependent on the relationships we have with other people and these relationships are formed through key aspects like interpersonal attractions that are built from geographical, competence, reciprocal liking, similarity in beliefs and physical attractiveness. Having an attraction towards someone is what makes us choose who we interact with, and leads to friendships and romantic relationships. Psychologists have done numbers of studies over time to better understand why we are attracted to others and what factors make up our determinants of relationships. The component of being physically attracted to another person is a large degree when it comes to choosing relationships. It has been proven that people will generally interact with individuals who they find physically attractive. Now, thanks to westernized society, there are standards when determining which individuals are “good-looking” and they are often judged on their body mass index, waist to hip ratio, height and overall appearance. Although physical attractiveness is a key factor in the beginning stages of a relationship, it does tend to fade as relationships grow, and in turn, the above-mentioned factors start to play a larger role. Through physical and non-physical factors...
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...Poor Communication COM 200: Interpersonal Communication Poor Communication The article that we read this week was interesting and showed something that I have actually noticed before. I have seen and am guilty of myself of believing that I am closer and understand better certain people because of my personal relationships with them. There are certain key words or phrases that my wife and I will know and understand, but we misunderstand each other just as easily. The couples in this study seemed to have thought that their spouse would know exactly what they meant because, they are around them and speak to them on a daily basis. The very interesting part is that in fact they did not do better with their spouses than they did with strangers, and I wonder if that is because of how they said things rather than what they said. When I try to think back on if this has ever happened to me and if so how. I know for a fact that my wife and I have had moments of poor communication, and thought that we were on the same page and in fact were not. One of those moments were recently, my family was around and we were trying to be discreet in talking about our finances. We have little hint words or secret code names I guess you could say however, I thought we were talking about the code names and not our finances because in all honesty I wasn't paying complete attention since I thought we were on the same page. This is one of those times that...
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...Interpersonal Attraction Factors affecting attraction 1. Need for Affiliation 1. Evolution 1. Proximity 1. Emotion 1. Attractiveness 1. Similarity 1. Theories of Attraction Evolution 1. It is adaptive – perpetuation of species 1. E.g. Men attractive due to wealth, power, social status – providers 1. Women attractive due to looks - fertility Need for Affiliation What is? • The motive to seek and maintain social relationships • Neurobiology Rowe (1996) – We’re born with it Personality affects the need • Schizoid persons • Dismissive avoidant styles • Dependent persons Situational Factors • Crisis situations increase the need for affiliation – natural disasters, reminders of mortality • Fear & affiliation – Strong correlation between fear & Need to Aff Why Crises/Fear Lead to Need for Aff • Social Comparison Theory Festinger (1954) – We seek out others – To interpret our reactions – To find support for these actions – Under stress – we seek others to explain situation Proximity What is? • Liking for persons increases the more we see and interact with them • Races Reason for Effect • Exposure Festinger, Schacter & Back (1950) • Experiment tracking friendships among couples in apartment buildings • Couples randomly assigned to apts • Couples strangers on entry • Couples asked...
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...1. Describe a goal for interpersonal improvement in your personal life. Be sure to explain the following: • What aspects of your own interpersonal communication skills would you like to improve? • How far are you from attaining this goal? • Do you think this goal is set too high or too low? Why, or why not? • How long will it take me to attain this goal? • If the goal will take a long time to attain, could you set smaller goals that you could attain while still working toward your bigger goal? • How will you benefit from successfully attaining your goal? (Your personal goal and explanations go here. Be sure to respond to EACH question above.) In my personal life I would like to improve my walk with Christ. As it stands right now I am not as close as I would like to be in attaining this goal at all. Improving my walk with Christ is not something that can be set in days, weeks or months as a goal because it can take time and dedication. I will however set aside time daily to read my bible more and obtain a better understanding of God’s will and try to apply that to my daily living. Being that it will take longer to become closer to God I will filter out the type of language I use amongst friends and family along with what I allow in my spirit from others. Doing these minor steps will then guide me in my purpose and I will benefit greatly by living...
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...submission) Q12147800 Faculty: Fci Level of study: 4 Course title: Public Relations and Communication Unit title: Interpersonal Communication Assignment title: Research Report Assignment tutor: Mark Farwell Word count: 2003 Learner request for feedback: I request for a positive feedback and positive mark of my work. :) TO BE COMPLETED BY STAFF Tutor feedback: Areas of Strength: Areas for Improvement: Grade mark: Submitted on time (Y/N): Tutor signature: Date: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION - THE HUMAN PSYCHE AND BODY HIDES MANY SECRETS INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: Communication with a people is a exchange useful or useless information between them. During conversation we can send or receive our message. In daily life people share knowledge, ideas, information but also feelings by using not only written or spoken words and thoughts but also body language. To be productive consumer you have to understand the emotions and indications behind the information that you exchanging in different situations with a different figures. TERMS OF REFERENCE: The purpose of this report is to analyses different behaviours within specific roles in group and self-disclosure in the closest environment – family. Self-disclosure results from interpersonal interaction rather than trait. Pearce & Sharp define...
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...I would describe Jim’s self-concept as very negative. He feels that no matter what he does or how hard he tries he is a failure. Jim is also experiencing what is called “self fulfilled prophecy.” Self fulfilled prophecy is where the person (Jim) behaves in the manner that someone (his father) states he will. (Wood, 2012) I believe that Jim’s self-concept is hindering his interaction with his parents as well as his friends. As Wood states in Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, (2012) “Interpersonal communication is the primary way we build, refine, and transform relationships.” If Jim only hears the negative about his grades, he will no longer want to communicate with his father. Also if all Jim does is complaining to his friends about his father, they will not want to communicate with Jim any longer because of the negativity. As a student, my perspective on the situation is that the father is over reacting (Jim selects his father overreacting as what he notices) but means well. Jim then organizes that and attributes meaning to it by thinking that it was very easy for his father but things have changed since his father was in school. Finally, interpretation comes into effect, when Jim states that no matter how much he studies he cannot make an A, he is attributing an external factor for his failure. One tip that Jim’s father can use to help improve not only his perception of Jim but also the communication he has with his is by “Distinguishing Between Facts and...
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...Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication describes the process of communicating ideas, thoughts and feelings to another person or a group of people. Interpersonal communication skills are acquired behaviours which improve with knowledge and practice. Interpersonal communication occurs between at least two people who usually interact face-to-face and act at the same time as objects and subjects of knowledge, message receivers and message senders. The nature of interacting is different when communicating with friends, family or strangers, but the aim is always to learn more about the other person using both verbal and nonverbal communication. When people are related they see each other as unique individuals with whom they can be intimate, while when interacting with strangers they initially are just unacquainted participants in a particular social situation. According to the Social Penetration Theory, engaging in interpersonal communication leads to deepening of the relationship between the communicators from just small talk to personal and private matters. People gather information about the others directly through verbal communication or nonverbal channels such as facial expressions or body movements which demonstrate immediate feedback. In the course of interaction individuals expose themselves and share information unknown to others as a way to predispose the other person to also share personal information. Self-disclosure builds trust and helps in predicting...
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...Interpersonal Skills - are skills needed to relate or deal well with others. A. Characteristics 1. Social communication and Interaction - A skill in which we need in socializing with others. 2. Active Listening - stick on what the person is saying and not to your own interpretation. 3. Appropriate Tone and Gesture - an important skill that interpreted whether good or bad. 4. Proper Leadership - measures the capability of an individual to handle a certain problems and situations. B. Skill 1. Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skill - are language skills needed when interacting face-to-face in actual situation. 2. Social Skills - include practice of social rules and relations created, communicated and exchange either verbally or non-verbally. 3. Soft Skills - refer to the cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits and positive outlook that characterize one's relationship with others. Case Approach: 1. Recognition - " Two Heads are Better than One" 2. Definition - activities when working things such as projects, persons with good interpersonal skills can increase in participation and can cooperate with other members as well. 3. Selection - leaders with good interpersonal skills can contribute and cooperate well with it's co-member in group activities. 4.Cooperation - the co-members would not feel that their leader is bossing them around. 5.Interpretation - a person with good interpersonal...
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