Everyone is in a relationship with at least one other person. Communication plays a major part of these relationships. One major relationship I am in is with my second cousin Landon. We have had a strong relationship for several years. In this paper, I will analyze our communication climate, the defensive mechanisms and supportive communication behaviors used in our relationship, and how our relationship can be improved. My second cousin Landon and I have been close since he was born. He is almost five years old now. We became close because I have always been his primary babysitter. This means that I watch him at least four days a week, often overnight on the weekends. He even comes on vacations with my family pretty much every time. …show more content…
A supportive communication climate is one that is encouraging and increases understanding (Czech, Forward, Lee, 2011). In this climate, members of the relationship accept the other’s opinions, encourage them to achieve any goals they have, and give accurate information freely (Czech et al., 2011). These climates are “accepting, nonjudgmental, and empathetic” (Czech et al., 2011, p. 3). Supportive communication climates allow the relationship to grow and improve. In our relationship, we understand each other’s emotions and react accordingly. We listen to each other when one of us is not feeling happy and then we talk about it, even if it is something that is trivial to me or that he doesn’t really understand because of his age. Both of us are willing to tell the other anything because we know the other is not going to judge us. Encouragement is easily given between us and both of us want the other to be …show more content…
The use of the supportive behaviors lets us be more open with each other and happier in general. We know that we care about and respect each other so it is easy to talk to each other about anything. We don’t feel like we need to be defensive around each other and so our relationship is allowed to grow. When defensive behaviors do occur, our relationship does suffer. We tend to stay away from each other for a little while and neither of us is really happy. Eventually we just choose to put whatever occurred in our past and go back to our usual life. In the long run, it does improve our relationship because it shows that we can overcome problems and will always come back to each
Being supportive is vital in maintaining a strong relationship because support builds confidence and gives
For this paper, we will be talking about relational communications and Goffman’s terms. The definition of relational communication is “communication processes in personal relationships such as romantic, family, and friendships. We assess the role of communication in developing, maintaining, and dissolving relationships, how communication impacts partners and their relationships, and how to improve relational quality or individual well-being through communication. Recent topics examined include conflict mediation, relational standards, relational uncertainty in dating relationships, and communication environments in families” (n.d.). As it has said, it is about the relationships in our life. Goffman also stated that there was a front and
Petersen, J.C. (2007). Why don’t we listen better? Communicating & Connecting in Relationships. Tigard, OR: Petersen Publications
In health and social care effective communication a key skill all professionals should have when working with families, carers, children and young people. Having this skill helps to build trust it can also encourage the individual to use the services. Effective communication is essential when trying to establish and maintain relationships and it is a process that involves listening, questioning, responding and understanding. However there are many barriers that can effect how effective the communication is a few examples of these barriers could be: language, personality, visual or auditory impairment or a disability. In order to over come these barriers there have been many advances in the strategies that can help in situations where the communication is not effective, a strategy is a method or a plan that can help someone or something succeed in achieving a goal or result.
Relational development and maintenance have some very distinct characteristics. First, not all relationships move through all ten steps. This has definitely been the case in my relationship. My sister and I did not have to go through the initiating stage that most people do, nor have we avoided each other. Intimacy is not the only goal of relationships.
James Petersen’s book, Why don’t we listen better? Communicating and connecting in relationships, outlines the requirement for a continual use of good communication, through a series of actions and steps, by the practice of comprehending, dynamic listening, and actively perceiving. Listening then becomes a creative force that creates a context in which the development of a communicative relationship can foster.
Communication is the process of conveying information to each another using words, actions, or by writing the information down to be read by another person. Communication is something that most people do at some point each day, and is an important part of life especially in a working environment. “The concept of communication is an essential part of every profession, and it is required to foster and maintain healthy relationships”( Jasmine, 2009, para. 1).
...tionship. As with any relationship, marriage is no different. Each member of a marital dyad must have clearly defined, and understood communication between them. Satisfaction and stability in a marriage is achieved through communication and interaction between its members. A breakdown of interpersonal communication is positively related to dissatisfaction in a marriage.
Interpersonal communication drives and influences all aspects of life. Close friends, business partners, and mentors all affect a person in ways that often change their entire way of life. As an individual talks to someone else, or becomes a part of another's life, they often start to accommodate the other, changing the way they talk, or even how they look and act, to ensure that the different party is as comfortable as they can be. Within the same relationship, the people involved are often constantly seeing whether the value and worth of it are more than the costs involved with maintaining the connection that they have established.
Communication is important in relationships as it allows us to share our interest, concerns, support each other; organize our lives and make decisions; and it allows us to work together. Effective communication is based on the way we talk and listen, how we respond and our body language. We can all learn how to improve the way we communicate.
Communication Patterns: How does it Contribute to Marital Adjustment?" Journal of marital and family therapy 25.2 (1999): 211-23. ProQuest Central. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.
The more you get to know someone, the more you are able to make better decisions and judgments for not just yourself, but for your partner as well. How a couple handles issues while
...ings for each other. This allows you to see how much of a strong bond they share.
The success of any relationship relies on the ability to communicate well. Communication is important in all relationships as it allows us to share our interests, concerns, and support of each other. It helps us to organize our lives and make decisions; and it allows us to work together. Effective communication is based on the way we talk and listen, how we respond as well as our body language. We can all learn how to improve the way we communicate because it takes more than words to create a safe, exciting and secure relationship. All too often the signals we send are not those we intend to send, and when this happens, both the connection and trust are lost in our relationships.
It’s been said, “you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family” this quote is so true when it comes to family relationships you can’t choose them but you’re stuck with them for life. Things can often get tough and when family relationships get tense it can only make life a lot more difficult than what is necessary. My communication goal is to better improve my current relationship with my teenage brother, we have both have not been getting along lately as well as I would like (teenagers and their mood swings…) and I want to change that in a more effective way by using the skills I learned in interpersonal speech. In this paper I tried to complete my goal of improving and maintaing a solid relationship with my brother I applied perception checking, listening, and self-disclosure to better communicate and understand my brother. I used the concepts of self-disclosure, perception checking and responsive listening because those three concepts applied the closest to each situation. With each one I felt that I understood how exactly to communicate using them and that they fit in well with what was going on between my brother and I.