Almost invariably your reply will be either approval or disapproval of the attitude expressed. Either you respond, "I didn 't either. I thought it was terrible," or else you tend to reply, "Oh, I thought it was really good." In other words, your primary reaction is to evaluate what has just been said to you, to evaluate it from your point of view, your own frame of reference. " At times upbringing has a lot to do with the way someone receives a message. Although I don’t always follow the strict instructions given to me by my mother ”if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say it all” (Rogers) I don’t think that our ability to be opinionated affects the way we communicate. The purpose of communication is to effectively get points and ideas across to an audience. I was always taught to say what I had to say and never skimp when it came to the truth because the way you feel matters despite what anyone says. Rogers says that the exchange of feelings is a major barrier yet communication would be nothing without it. In order to communicate opinions have to be exchanged these common opinions create friendships and friendships are a positive outcome of …show more content…
According to Components of integrative communication during arguing: implications for stress symptoms we believe that interpersonal arguing is an activity that can require cognitive effort and self-regulation. (Reznik,Roloff and Waite) If the parties can’t regulate themselves then suggests that a third party who is neutral and doesn’t care about getting their point across acts as a mediator to help everyone else in the group come to a common ground or understanding. I feel like this method is very effective and I think it is a strategy I would most likely to use. The mediator eases the tension by giving everyone a chance to talk and since everyone is given the opportunity to be heard it brings the aggression all the way down so everyone feels like they’re being