can start in early childhood or later in life. The same number of men and women develop this illness but men tend to begin with a manic episode and women with a depressive episode‚ and normally it is found among all ages‚ races‚ ethnic groups‚ and social classes. Like depression and other serious illnesses‚ bipolar disorder can also negatively affect family members and friends. According to: http://www.dbsalliance.org Symptoms Symptoms of Mania: The "Highs": Heightened mood‚ exaggerated
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Social Penetration Theory The Social Penetration Theory is an explanation by two communication theorists‚ Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor. This theory attempts to explain how relational closeness develops. Since we all have hundreds of different relationships‚ with thousands of different people during our lifetime‚ it is an important theory to study and understand. The Social Penetration Theory can be compared to an onion. The comparison stems from the idea that an onion has many layers
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March 4‚ 2015 Lena Eggers Interpersonal Communication Social Penetration For this assignment I am going to analyze the relationship I am currently in‚ and show how it has followed the theory of Social Penetration also known as the onion theory. The social penetration theory is actually a five part progression that starts with an orientation phase. In this phase there is generally small talk‚ and dialog socially appropriate‚ and very basic. Next‚ is the phase called the exploratory affective
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1302 Mr. Glaesemann 15 April 2014 Characterization: The Breakfast Club A professor named Peter Drucker stated‚ ‘’the most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.’’ The quote basically means the ability to read the emotions and nonverbal communication of another person increases the understanding and elevates relationships. A prominent writer and producer named John Hughes directed a movie called The Breakfast Club where five students with nothing in common are faced with
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Joyce Samantha B. Gula Com32 Personal Reflections on Social Penetration Theory and Uncertainty Reduction Theory Social Penetration Theory Being shy is one of my personalities. Consequently‚ the tendency is that I have a hard time disclosing myself to other people. Personally‚ the person who probably has the deepest degree of intimacy with me would be my best friend. The degree of intimacy or in Altman and Taylor’s term‚ the depth of penetration‚ is the degree of self-disclosure of an individual.
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I was in eighth grade the first time I watched The Breakfast Club. My cousins and I had gone to our local video store and were trying to pick something out. I was looking at Harry Potter and The Hunger Games‚ anything that had strong special effects and a huge plot. My cousins on the other hand went to look at the classics. That is when they found it‚ The Breakfast Club. I was skeptical at first‚ due to the age and how simple it looked‚ but they ended up convincing me. We went back to my house and
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the concept of belonging and when we move beyond the security of what we know and believe; that we can start to fully appreciate other social concepts. Perhaps an ideal of “belonging” is most clearly seen‚ when it is contrasted with a sense of exclusion; of alienation. The poems “migrant hostel” and “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the movie “The breakfast club” by john Huges and “the angry kettle” by Ding Xiaoqi demonstrate this challenge to a sense of belonging and how it can have personal
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Will Watson 1. Social Penetration is the theory that allows you to go deeper and deeper into private and personal matters‚ which exposes vulnerability and trust has to be developed along the way. In the case study “See you later?” Diane Feil (who is 34 years; very friendly‚ but maintains her reserve) has her car in the shop so she does not have the ability under her own circumstances to fill up her refrigerator with her own transportation. Her nice neighbor Bob O’Connell (who is 44 years old
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Breakfast club reflective essay The plot follows five students at fictional Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention on March 24‚ 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five teenagers are each from a different clique or social group. The five students - Allison‚ Andrew‚ Bender‚ Brian‚ and Claire - who seem to have nothing in common at first‚ come together at the high school library‚ where they are harangued and ordered not to speak or move from their seats
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New Girl and the Social Penetration Theory In a new sitcom called New Girl‚ Jess‚ an offbeat young woman‚ decides to moves in with three men that she has never met before after experiencing a bad breakup. Even though she does not know the group of men‚ she takes the chance to get to know them better through an interview to discuss her interests in becoming the new room mate. In this famous series‚ Jess‚ the three men‚ and Jess’ model best friend Cece come together in an unusual fashion and transcend
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