Recognizing, Assessing, and Classifying Others: Cognitive Bases of Evolutionary Kinship Therapy

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-383
Author(s):  
Kent G. Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Secure Base ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
Kinship Theory ◽  
Psychological Kinship ◽  
Growth And Change ◽  
Client Relations

The practice of psychotherapy revolves around human relationships, especially between client and therapist. At base, psychotherapy is “a species of human interaction that establishes the therapist as a protective figure or secure base in a way that facilitates client growth and change” (Bailey, 1997). This secure interpersonal base enables the client to confront inner conflict, interpersonal conflict/deficiencies, and negative thoughts about the self and others (see Gilbert this volume). Evolutionary kinship therapy views the client-therapist relationship, and client relations with others, through an evolutionary lens that focuses on the role that ancestral human relationships played in shaping current social behavior (Bailey, 2000; Bailey & Wood, 1998). This article outlines psychological kinship theory and then applies the logic of the model to selected aspects of the client-therapist relationship.

Jhumpa Lahiri: A Social and Emotional maladjustment in ‘Interpreter of Maladies’

Think India ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Ms.Geetika Patni ◽  
Dr.Keshav Nath
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Group Type ◽  
Feminist Study ◽  
Native Soil ◽  
Jhumpa Lahiri ◽  
Love Marriage

In the realm of feminist study, the woman story writers deal with the themes of love, marriage, loneliness and quest for identity. Self is related to individual where as the Identity is concerned with position in society. Cultural identity of feeling makes connection to the part of the self conception and self awareness. It concerns with nationality, customs, religious and religious convictions, age group, community and any other social group type. The present paper reveals the discussion on the key findings with regard to the ‘self’ and cultural identity of protagonist in the short stories of Jhumpa Lahiri in special reference to The Interpreter of Maladies. She is a superb interpreter of a cultural multiplicity. Lahiri’s stories are insightful critique of human relationships, bonds as well as promise that one has to make with native soil along with the migrated land

Field Dependence and Self-Disclosure

1973 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquin F. Sousa-Poza ◽  
Robert Rohrberg ◽  
Ernest Shulman
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
The Self ◽  
Social Stimuli ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Field Independent ◽  
The Social ◽  
Field Dependent ◽  
Personality Theories

Some characteristics of the social behavior of field-dependents as well as their superior recognition of ambiguous social stimuli led to the hypothesis that they would show greater self-disclosure than field-independents. This hypothesis was tested by administering the 60-item Jourard Self-disclosure Questionnaire (JSDQ) to 13 field-dependent and 13 field-independent Ss. In terms of total self-disclosure scores, field-dependents showed significantly (.025) higher levels than field-independents. Results are discussed in light of personality theories which emphasize the role of self-conceptual transactions in the development of the self.

Honesty as Ethical Communicative Practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-152
Author(s):  
Janie Harden Fritz
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
The Self ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Message Design Logic ◽  
Communicative Practice ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Relational Contexts

Honesty is a central concept in interpersonal communication ethics, typically studied through the lens of self-disclosure in close relationships. Expanding the self-disclosure construct to encompass multiple types of messages occurring in public and private relationships offers additional insights. Across relational contexts, at least two aspects of human communication are relevant to honesty: the content dimension, which references factual information carried by a message; and the relationship dimension, which provides the implied stance or attitude toward the other and/or the relationship. This dimension provides interpretive nuance for the content dimension, its implications for honesty shaped by culture and context. This chapter considers five themes relevant to communication research—self-disclosure and restraint, Grice’s theory of conversational implicature, message design logic, communication competence, and civility, authority, and love—and explore the implications of each content area for honesty in human relationships.

scholarly journals Feeling Empathically Toward Other People and the Self: The Role of Perspective Shifting in Emotion Sharing and Self-Reassurance

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chui-De Chiu ◽  
Hau Ching Ng ◽  
Wing Ki Kwok ◽  
Marieke S. Tollenaar
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
The Self ◽  
First Person ◽  
Cognitive Characteristic ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
The Moment

Feeling one’s own emotions empathically when negative thoughts about the self arise, a defining element of self-reassurance, promotes resilience to prolonged emotional reactivity. We propose that feeling empathically toward the self is accomplished by first stepping into the shoes of an objectified, undesired self-aspect, after which the process of perspective shifting should be completed by reengaging the self to experience the moment in the first person. We hypothesize that the resumption of the egocentric perspective in perspective shifting, a cognitive characteristic of sharing other people’s emotions, is crucial for self-reassurance as well. The relationships among flexibility in perspective shifting, self-reassurance, and emotion sharing were examined in community participants. Our results show that quickly switching back to a visuospatial egocentric perspective after adopting an opposing perspective relates to self-reassurance and emotion sharing. We conclude that both reassuring the self and empathizing with other people involve flexibility in perspective shifting.

Educate: Don’t punish

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoya Chowdhary ◽  
Falak Chowdhary ◽  
Rubal Gangopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Ethical Duty ◽  
Suicidal Attempts ◽  
Mental Trauma

We all have seen/ experienced incidences of corporal punishment, but most of us don’t see them as something strange/ to question, and yet it makes us feel uncomfortable. In other words; corporal punishment is just one of the wrong ways to discipline a child. In our society, it is a trend that children in school as well as at home are physically punished if they do not conform to the set social behavior. The punishment varies from physical abuse to psychological abuse. A child responds differently to the menace of corporal punishment and the uncontrolled anger of the parent/ teacher, may result in injuries or even death of the child. Children respect and admire adults whether parents/ teachers but these punishments may lead to anger and frustration which diminish the intimacy which the child has towards them and to cope up with the persistent abuse, the child indulges in self-destructive activities like alcohol abuse etc and even suicidal attempts. Chronic abuse of the child leads to a breach of the trust between the child and the parent/ teacher causing effects beyond physical/ mental trauma, there is an erosion of the self-esteem, fear of closeness and ill-conceived attempts to avoid unpleasant reminders of child abuse. The use of corporal punishment is strongly rooted in our society and is passed on through generations. However, this doesn’t mean that corporal punishment is justified. So, putting an end to corporal punishment is our ethical duty.

Recognition, reflection, and role models: Critical elements in education about care in medicine

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna L. Janssen ◽  
Roderick D. MacLeod ◽  
Simon T. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Human Care

ABSTRACTObjective:Medical education can be described as a socialization process that has a tendency to produce doctors who struggle to convey to patients that they care. Yet, for people who are suffering, to enjoy the quality of life they are entitled to, it is important that they feel cared for as people, rather than simply attended to as patients.Method:This article addresses how we teach medical students the art of caring for the person rather than simply treating the disease—a question particularly relevant to end-of-life care where, in addition to the physical needs, attention to the psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient is paramount. Following an overview of what it is to care and why it is important that patients feel cared for, we investigate how we learn to care and develop caring human relationships, describing the development and display of empathy in adulthood and the developmental impact of human interaction.Results:We outline evidence of situational barriers to effective education about care in medicine including role models, ward culture, and the socialization process.Significance of results:We then propose a model for medical education based on patient contact, reflection, self-care, role model development, and feedback that will see students learn the art of human care as well as the science of disease management.

scholarly journals Komunikasi dalam Perspektif Teori Pertukaran

Jurnal Signal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Sapari
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Exchange Theory ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Exchange Information

AbstrakKomunikasi merupakan alat penting dalam interaksi manusia. Setiap manusiaberkomunikasi untuk bertukar informasi, ide dan pandangan dengan orang lain.Proses pertukaran informasi dalam konteks komunikasi sering dilakukan sebagaimedia penyaluran dan sosialisasi dengan orang sekitarnya. Teori PertukaranSosial menekankan hubungan interaksi dan komunikasi antara kedua pesertaberlangsung saling menguntungkan satu dengan lainnya dan didasarkan padaganjaran (reward) dan upah (cost). Proses interaksi manusia juga dapat dijelaskandengan teori Pertukaran Sosial dengan mempertimbangkan pola hubungan yangtelah dibangun diantara keduanya. Berbagai kritikan teori Pertukaran Sosial telahmenuai dengan melihat perspektif hubungan manusia yaitu tidak didasarkankepada pola hubungan manusia, belum teruji secara ilmiah dan selaluberdasarkan kepada nilai ekonomis.Kata kunci : Komunikasi, Pertukaran Sosial, KritikanAbstractCommunication is an important tool in human interaction. Every human beingcommunicates to exchange information, ideas and views with others. The processof information exchange in the context of communication is often done as amedium of distribution and socialization with the surrounding people. SocialExchange Theory emphasizes the interaction and communication between the twoparticipants is mutually beneficial to each other and is based on rewards andwages. The process of human interaction can also be explained by the theory ofSocial Exchange by considering the pattern of relationships that have been builtbetween the two. Various critics of Social Exchange theory have reaped bylooking at the perspective of human relationships are not based on the pattern ofhuman relationships, has not been scientifically tested and always based oneconomic value.Keywords: Communication, Social Exchange, Criticism

Cybernetics and Religion

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noreen Herzfeld
Keyword(s):  
Human Person ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Computer Design ◽  
Social Competition ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Unique Identity ◽  
Flow Of Information

Cybernetics is the study of systems of control and communication. While often used to refer to control systems in or by machines, such as computers, cybernetic theory can be applied to control and communication within a variety of areas, including human interaction and systems of production, distribution, or design, systems that may be comprised of humans, machines, or a combination of humans and machines. A cybernetic view of any system focuses on information and the flow of information, for that is what effects both control and communication. While cybernetics is a concept that can be used to describe any system through which information flows, today most human generated information flows through computers or computer controlled networks; thus in the popular mind, cybernetics is frequently used as a referent to anything pertaining to computer design, use, and human-computer interaction. A cybernetic view of the human person finds each person’s identity in the information comprising our memories, feelings, emotions, and thoughts. Human beings are considered in this view to be biological machines, each of whose unique identity is found in the patterns stored in the neuronal structures of the brain. In such an anthropology, there is no soul. Each of us is merely a vast and ever-changing collection of information. However, there is the possibility of a form of immortality effected by uploading the human brain to a computer. Cybernetics is, historically, closely associated with the field of artificial intelligence. Though experiencing initial successes in fields such as game playing or mathematics, producing a full, human-like intelligence has so far been limited by the difficult problems of giving a robot a body similar to ours, in order to experience the world as we do, and the necessity of emotion for true cognition and autonomous decision making. We have come closer to realizing the dreams of cybernetics by using the computer to mediate human-to-human relationships, especially through social media, such as Facebook and Twitter. This has implications for religion, in that the widespread dissemination of a variety of religious materials and discussions has led to increased contact with other religions, increased conversions, and an increase in fundamentalism. Cybernetic theories can also be used to describe the origin of religion and the development of ethical systems. In general, a cybernetic view of the development of religion focuses on religion as an adaptive mechanism for the survival of groups as they evolve and change in an atmosphere of physical and social competition.

Russian population under the conditions of self-isolation

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (Extra-C) ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
Margarita S. Astoyants ◽  
Anna G. Luginina ◽  
Polina S. Volkova ◽  
Ovsep A. Gomtsyan ◽  
Nina A. Oparina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Russian Population ◽  
The Self ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The Media ◽  
Coronavirus Infection

The authors focus their attention on the current regime of self-isolation, which arose in the context of the spread of a new coronavirus infection. Currently, the Russian population is forced to change their social behavior adapting to the conditions dictated by the pandemic. Within this article, based on secondary data analysis, the authors consider the transformational contradictions of social behavior, highlighting the aspect of virtuality. On the part of social institutions there are new organizational and management strategies that are implemented through social distancing of citizens and wearing masks in public places, as well as the self-isolation of the population, the transition of professional activity to the remote mode. The reaction of the population is expressed in such social practices as distrust of social institutions represented by the state and the media, denial of the coronavirus, non-compliance with the self-isolation regime, fear of the economic crisis, the transition of labor activity to a remote mode, a change in the approach to consumption and its structure.    

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