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Charlie Rose’s the “Social Behavior” provided some very interesting information about human and animal socialization and did answers some questions that it aimed to address. The video answered what is meant by the term the social brain and explained that human beings use our social behavior to build a culture, find a partner, and connect with our world, something that align with what I know about human socialization. Additionally, it emphasized that most of our social behavior is learned. However, I’m glad that it also touched on the importance genes play in social behavior which applies to the perspective of examining both nature and nurture in relation to behavior that I have been learning about.
It answered some of what is different in the social interaction between an individual with autism and those without. For instance the video explains that individuals with autism tend to cast their gaze down when looking at someone instead of looking head on, which is an additional information that I was not aware of. Moreover it addressed how in an experiment children
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This was an insight that I have minimal exposure to and thus it would have been beneficial if she expanded on what gene or genes she was referencing in this instance. Another interesting idea she addressed was the discovery by E.O. Wilson that many social behaviors are recognizably similar in varying animals. Prior to this video I have not heard of E.O. Wilson in relationship to socializing or behaviors, however, I see how this idea applies in human socialization. For instance in social psychology I learned that humans tend to help and relate to those that share similar characteristics, such as shared ideology, location, gender, something that other animals such as dolphins and monkeys also partake
The short documentary video “Prisoners of Silence” focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders with a clear emphasis on autism. It further delves into the rather controversial method of treatment for autism known as facilitated communication, which was first developed in the early 1990s. The video follows the introduction and ultimately the downfall of such a treatment as controversy quickly ensues after a series of sexual abuse cases and ample scientific evidence are produced.
are very genetically similar, but they have their own experiences. The study of Segal et al
Johnson, M. M. & Rhodes, R. (2010). Human behavior and the larger social environment: A new synthesis (2nd ed.). Boston: Pearson.
How much of what we learn as younglings affect us as we get older? This question is answered in the literary works of “Stalking” by Joyce Carol Oates and “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. Both authors attempt to explain this by using their main characters, Oates’ Gretchen and Faulkner’s Miss Emily Grierson. Gretchen and Miss Emily use different ways to cope with their problems. Gretchen uses her invisible adversary and Miss Emily uses Homer, even after she has killed him. They do not have the best social skills and in trying to interact with people they show how socially inept they are. Gretchen mumbles or completely ignores others. Miss Emily, while polite, simply dismisses the town authorities on two separate occasions. Both characters have been cut off from the regular world. Gretchen has been ignored by her parents; Miss Emily is blocked off from normal human interaction by her father. While both characters go about dealing with their loneliness, and interact with people in different ways, they support the idea that the way we are taught how to behave socially, affects us for the rest of our lives.
However, there are some things that I find more important than other parts. For example, I find it useful that this video emphasizes that deaf people want to make themselves understood. It it also useful that the video corrects common myths about being deaf. For instance, the video states having a deaf child is not a tragedy, deaf people are normal, and that deafness shouldn't be seen as a handicap. It is also useful that the video details that there are thirty-five million people who are to some degree hard of hearing and out of that population three-hundred thousand are deaf. All in all the video is useful because it paints deaf people and deaf culture and deaf people accurately and in a good
Sapolsky, Robert (2005). "Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality, 2nd edition". The Teaching Company.
It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I write to you today to express my intentions towards my future endeavors once graduating from your humble establishment with a degree in applied behavioral analysis. My intentions are to graduate from Saint Joseph 's University with a degree in applied behavioral analysis, then to proceed onto the next step in my career as a behavior specialist councilor, where I can help families through creating concrete goals and plans and models to measure these goals, as well as to ensure that parents are supplied with the resources required and an efficient team to help them.
The video begins by introducing a revolutionary new possibility in the understanding of what autism is and how to approach those persons afflicted. Through a technique called "facilitated language" many autistic children were seemingly freed from the inability to communicate. Many were able to "speak" freely through a letter keypad with the help of a facilitator or guide. There are stories upon stories of success - of students, teachers, families, etc.
Children with autism have multiple characteristic impairments in their social interaction skills. This results from the lack of “Theory of Mind” in autistic individuals. Autistic children have difficulty interpreting what another person may be thinking or feeling. Social impairments may cause the child to act inappropriately in social interactions and prevent the children from truly taking part in interactions. The children have difficulty recognizing social cues and responding to cues. Autistic children have a hard time forming relationships as a result of these impairments. Social stories, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Pivotal Response Training are three therapy techniques that help children with autism learn appropriate social behavior. Social stories allow the children to practice the situation in a lower stress environment. Applied Behavior Analysis utilizes positive reinforce to teach desired skills. Pivotal Response Training allows the child to learn social skills while in a natural play environment. Learning social skills through these techniques enable the children to have more meaningful relationships and engage more in their community.
It was very interesting to learn that those who suffer from autism see the world very different from those who do not have autism. Their over sensitivity to sight and sound must be very difficult for them to deal with and does give good reasoning to their sudden outbursts as children. The over sensitivity to touch also, how frustrating to the parents of these children! This could be a sign of a child not feeling well or having some other type of medical illness so it is understandable how autism was commonly misdiagnosed in the early stages of learning about this medical problem.
The shorts program showed 7 short films that highlighted different themes across the ability spectrum. The first film was about a man that had autism spectrum disorder. He was happily married and revels the true meaning of unconditional love. He had odd behaviors and said it was hard to control it in public. While watching the film, he was being interviewed and had to stop because of his behavior and his wife took over talking to the interviewer. I Don’t Care was the second short film. This was my favorite one. I was in tears watching it. It was about an expecting mother and how she deals with the possibility of having a child with Down’s Syndrome. In the beginning, I was sure what was going on, but when the mother meet a young girl with down syndrome and her mother in the store. She went to help this mother garden. The little girl named Jack, did things on own. I loved how she said Justine Bieber was her boyfriend and believed it truly. The comments the little girl made me feel so sad. This film made me look at the subject matter at a different view. The third film was Macropolis. This was a cartoon about toys getting toss out of the shipping to
General socialization begins in childhood with our parents and grandparents or caretakers. Simple verbal and nonverbal interactions taking place between those closest to us and our world around us creates ideas and beliefs and coach us in how we should react to our environment. General socialization can be seen when children are punished for being inappropriate or impolite, or when their behaviors are reinforced by authority figures around them. Growing up in a conservative home, one may ...
...e a big difference to a child's eventual ability to interact with a non-autistic world (www.autism-help.org).”
Zastrow, C., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2013). Understanding human behavior and the social environment. Australia: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
The first student was Nathan, who struggled with phonemic awareness. I was interesting in seeing Nathan’s problems rhyming and how that was how his disability was diagnosed. His disabily was only seen in his written language and did not influence his communication skills. I thought that it was interested in hearing that a student’s avoidance of something that’s hard can be commonly mistaken for attentional issues. While I was watching the video I came up with ideas that I thought that the special education teacher should do with Nathan. Some of my ideas were for Nathan to work on