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INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS LEARNING JOURNAL

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STUDENT ID #:

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PSYC 2006

TUTORIAL: __________________

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THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIAL WORK

INTERPERSONAL DYNAMICS PSYC 2006 PRE-REQUISITE: PSYC 1000 CREDITS: 3 SEMESTER 1 2019 – 2020

SOPHIA S. MORGAN [email protected] Room 2b – Psychology Unit Office Hours: Fridays 10:00 am to 2:30 am THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, MONA

CONTENTS   CREDITS 4   TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES & THE LEARNING JOURNAL i a. Learning Journals 6 b. Activities a. Activity # 7: Understanding My Personality Profile 7 b. Activity # 8: Perception Checking 14 c. Activity # 9: Managing Debilitative Emotions 18 d. Activity #10: Self Disclosure in Close Relationships 21 e. Activity # 11: What is your Love Language? 25 f. Activity # 12: Conflict Styles 27 g. Activity # 13: Course Reflection 31 a.

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CREDITS

This learning journal was developed by Ms. Sophia Morgan based on her years of work, alongside Ms. Denise Simpson, with this course.

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TUTORIAL ACTIVITIES 7 - 13 & LEARNING JOURNAL

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Learning Journal - Part 2 How to Journal During each lecture or tutorial, students will be participating in interpersonal dynamics activities and discussing/reflecting on the content and learning points. Take the journal/booklet to all your lectures and your tutorials and make notes about the activities and the class discussions/reflections. You may make jotting in a separate notebook, but your final reflections and introspections should be written in the Journal for submission. Included in the journal are the activities and a set of questions relevant to each activity. You are expected to participate in and complete all activities and answer the questions that relate to each activity. a. b. c. d.

Activity # 7: Understanding My Personality Profile Activity # 8: Perception Checking Activity # 9: Managing Debilitative Emotions Activity # 10: Self Disclosure in Close Relationships e. Activity # 11: What is your Love Language? f. Activity # 12: Conflict Styles g. Activity # 13: Course Reflection b.

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Workshop # 4

ACTIVITY # 7: UNDERSTANDING MY PERSONALITY PROFILE Personality Assessment: Jung’s Typology and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Instruction: For each item below, circle either “a” or “b.” In some cases, both “a” and “b” may apply to you. You should decide however, which one is more like you, even it is only slightly more true. Source: From The Leadership Experience, 3rd edition by Thompson, South Western, © 2005. Organisational Behaviour: Experience and Cases, 4th edition by Marcic © 1995.

1. I would rather a. Solve a new and complicated problem b. Work on something that I have done before 2. I like to a. Work alone in a quiet place b. Be where the action is 3. I want a boss who a. Establishes and applied criteria in decisions b. Considers individual needs and makes exceptions 4. When I work on a project, I a. Like to finish it and get some closure b. Often leave it open for possible changes

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5. When making a decision, the most important considerations are a. Rational thoughts, ideas and data b. People’s feelings and values 6. On a project I tend to a. Think it over and over before deciding how to proceed b. Start working on it right away, thinking about it as I go along 7. When working on a project, I prefer to a. Maintain as much control as possible b. Explore various options 8. In my work I prefer to a. Work on several projects at a time and learn as much as possible about each one b. Have one project that is challenging and keeps me busy 9. I often a. Make lists and plans whenever I start something and may hate to seriously alter my plans b. Avoid plans and just let things progress as I work on them 10. When discussing a problem with colleagues, it is easy for me a. To see “the big picture” b. To grasp the specifics of the situation 11. When the phone is ringing in my office or at home, I usually a. Consider it an interruption b. Don’t mind answering it 12. The word that describes me better is a. Analytical b. Empathetic

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13. When I am working on an assignment, I tend to a. Work steadily and consistently b. Work in bursts of energy with “down time” in between 14. When I listen to someone talk on a subject, I usually try to a. Relate it to my own experience and see it it fits b. Assess and analyse the message 15. When I come up with new ideas, I generally a. “Go for it” b. Like to contemplate the ideas some more 16. When working on a project, I prefer to a. Narrow the scope so it is clearly defined b. Broaden the scope to include related aspects 17. When I read something, I usually a. Confine my thoughts to what is written there b. Read between the lines and relate the works to other ideas 18. When I have to make a decision in a hurry, I often a. Feel uncomfortable and wish I had more information b. Am able to do so with the available data 19. In a meeting, I tend to a. Continue formulating my ideas as I talk about them b. Only speak out after I have carefully thought the issues through 20. In work, I prefer spending a great deal of time on issues of a. Ideas b. People 21. In meetings, I am most often annoyed with people who a. Come up with many sketchy ideas b. Lengthen the meeting with many practical details

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22. I tend to be a. A morning person b. A night owl 23. My style in preparing for a meeting is a. To be willing to go in and be responsive b. To be fully prepared and sketch out an outline of the meeting 24. In meetings, I would prefer for people to a. Display a fuller range of emotions b. Be more task-oriented 25. I would rather work for an organisation where a. My job was intellectually stimulating b. I was committed to its goals and mission 26. On weekends, I tend to a. Plan what I will do b. Just see what happens and decide as I go along 27. I am more a. Outgoing b. Contemplative 28. I would rather work for a boss who is a. Full of new ideas b. Practical In the following, choose the word in each pair that appeals to you more: 29. a. Social

b. Theoretical

30. a. Ingenuity

b. Practicality

31. a. Organised

b. Adaptable

32. a. Activity

b. Concentration

11 SCORING Count one point for each item listed below that you circled in the inventory. Score for I Score for E Score for S Score for N (Introversion) (Extroversion) (Sensing) (Intuition) 2a 2b 1b 1a 6a

6b

10b

10a

11a

11b

13a

13b

15b

15a

16a

16b

19b

19a

17a

17b

22a

22b

21a

21b

27b

27a

28b

28a

32b Totals _____ Circle the one with more points: I or E (If tied on E/I, don’t count # 11)

32a _____

30b 30a _____ _____ Circle the one with more points: S or N (If tied on S/N, don’t count # 16)

Score for T (Thinking) 3a

Score for F (Feeling) 3b

Score for J (Judging) 4a

Score for P (Perceiving) 4b

5a

5b

7a

7b

12a

12b

8b

8a

14b

14a

9a

9b

20a

20b

18b

18a

24b

24a

23b

23a

25a

25b

26a

26b

29b Totals _____ Circle the one with more points: T or F (If tied on T/F, don’t count # 24)

29a _____

31a 31b _____ _____ Circle the one with more points: J or P (If tied on J/P, don’t count # 23)

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Your MBTI Results Write out your results in full: I am ___________ __________

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Discussion/Reflection In your own words, briefly describe your personality profile ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ To what extent did your profile reflect an accurate assessment of who you are? What surprised you most, if anything? Does it affect how you feel about your self-concept? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ List two strengths and two areas for improvement that you have observed in your interactions with persons and that the Personality Inventory confirmed. Strengths ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

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Areas for Improvement/Development ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Share your profile and identified strengths and areas for development with two colleagues in the class and get there feedback. What do you think was the most constructive feedback you received from them about your strengths and areas for development? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ In what way(s) could you apply the feedback you obtained to improve your interpersonal interactions/relationships? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ End of Activity

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Workshop # 5

ACTIVITY #8: PERCEPTION CHECKING Instructions. A. Using the table below as a guide, and the categories provided: (i) give two colleagues your journal and have them complete the table (ii) simultaneously complete the table in their journals B. After working with each colleague, exchange back journals and discuss with each colleague your respective perspectives of each other. CATEGORY

Class Member # 1 – Name:

(Circle your colleague’s response) Coffee OR Tea

Reason given for the response

City OR Country

Casual OR Formal Free & Single OR Committed to someone Facebook OR Instagram

Outdoors OR Indoors Soap bar OR body wash AM OR PM

River OR Sea

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Class Member # 2 – Name:

(Circle your colleague’s response) Coffee OR Tea

Reason given for the response

City OR Country

Casual OR Formal

Free & Single OR Committed to someone Facebook OR Instagram

Outdoors OR Indoors Soap bar OR body wash AM OR PM

River OR Sea

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Reflection: Describe your reaction to your colleagues’ perceptions of you and the reasons they gave for those perceptions. Person # 1 _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Person # 2 ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Reflect on the similarities (if any) between the perceptions the two colleagues. What do you think accounted for them seeing you in a similar way? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

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When you provided feedback to your colleagues, in what ways were your perceptions of them influenced by your social and cultural lens? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Reflecting on the reason given by your colleagues for your perceptions of you, as well as the reasons you gave to your colleagues in this exercise, what conclusions have you drawn about the subject of perceptions. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ How might these conclusions influence your interpersonal interactions in the future? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ End of Activity

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Workshop # 6

ACTIVITY # 9: MANAGING DEBILITATIVE EMOTIONS Activity:

Class Discussion: Managing Debilitative Emotions

Instruction:

During the discussion, students should recall and share one incident where their emotional reaction could be described as debilitative. Based on the duration and intensity of the emotion, they became ineffective in their communication or action – e.g. due to high anxiety they failed to deliver a speech to an audience even though they had practiced long before the event.

Preparation • • •

Notes on Debilitative Emotions (Chapter 4 – pg. 150 of Text) Notes on Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Tools for Self-Development – Self-Talk

Objectives: • • •

To examine irrational thoughts that trigger debilitative emotions To apply practical steps to minimize the debilitative emotion To examine challenges associated with disputing irrational thoughts

Reflection Based on the discussion you had, describe the incident you shared showing how the emotion is debilitative – here you give very specific details in terms of the intensity and duration of the emotion felt, and how this emotion prevented you from effective functioning. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Use the guidelines for “minimizing debilitative emotions” to outline the practical steps you can take for the next occasion when a similar emotional response occurs ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________ Highlight the “self-talk” or “beliefs” that influenced the debilitative emotions (e.g., identify fallacies you might have believed) and show how you could dispute those irrational thoughts ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Highlight any other intervention that may be helpful for you so that you will be better able to apply the steps; or complement the above steps. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________...