As a current student in college majoring in Psychology, I chose to center my rhetorical analysis on an essay written by Rosie Anaya, also a student in English at a university. Rosie Anaya first wrote this speech for a Professor in her English 102 class that looks at the depiction of psychological disorders in films as scenes of happiness versus in news stories. Rosie Anaya presented the argument of how students with emotional and psychological problems varying from anxiety to depression undergo social stigma and obstacles and their college and/or university must do more to help them overcome (Anaya pg.84). In an interview Rosie Anaya explained her experience writing “The Best Kept Secret on Campus” as a very personal process. Ms. Anaya adjusting…
Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home is a work that founded on conflicts and paradoxes between outward appearance and meaning. Even the title Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic appears incomprehensible. The phrase “Fun Home” all the same for first Family funeral home, that evidently is not something, a number of us would consider being fun. We tend to contemplate the phase “Fun Home” in relevancy the family’s actual house; it is clear that their family life is not notably fun with its upsides of matrimonial conflict and therefore the emotional distance of her father. Even the nature of her book is literary object incomprehensible.…
In "Our Secret," from Susan Griffin’s book A Chorus of Stones. Griffin talks of many different characters, and explores their secrets, and fears. In Griffin’s essay, hiding the truth become a major theme. Through examining others Griffin comes to terms with her own feelings, secrets, and fears. She relates to the characters even though she is different than all of them.…
For example, as Dan disclosed about why he was late, what it was like for him to grow up, and why he was in therapy, he talked about specific details from the past (vertical disclosure). To explain his tardiness, he talked about what it was like at his work with emergencies, not rushing the filling of a cavity, and his scheduling. Dan did discuss his feelings that he had in the past about growing up in an alcoholic family and how he felt “uncomfortable” in school because of it, but his disclosure was content driven on past issues. This style continued as he talked about his marital issues that brought him to…
He’s Just Not That Into You is a movie released in 2009 directed by Ken Kwapis (Dargis, 2009). Basically, it follows the love lives of various characters. The movie stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Gigi, who plays the role of a young lady trying to understand different signals she gets from men while in a relationship. To this end, she seeks advice from Justin Long as Alex, a bar owner, who brands himself the all-knowing character on matters regarding dating. Then there is Gigi’s coworker, Jeniffer Connelly as Janine, whose relationship with her husband, Bradley Cooper as Ben is a mess because she thinks Ben smokes and also he is cheating on her with Scarlett Johansson, Anna.…
Therefore, during this internship I want to learn how and when to appropriately disclose for the therapeutic benefit of the client. Modeling or being an example to my clients may become part of my counseling style. By remaining upbeat, friendly, and engaging on a personal level, I should not only help my clients but strengthen the therapeutic relationship. I believe I will be able to help my clients because I have an ability to meet them at a common level, which helps me to refrain from casting moral judgement and getting annoyed or abrasive when a client relapses. I want to have the strength of a sponsor while the clinical skills of a therapist to aid the client in their personal growth and their development of healthy positive choices.…
The Effect of Emotional Display Rules, on Intimate Relationships Barbara Feliciano Columbia College Abstract As we discussed different topics in this class, a specific one I wanted to research further was, Display rules. The purpose of my research is to discover whether an individual’s display rules, plays a role on their intimate relationships. Although we may have similar display rules, they will all vary depending on our upbringing. The research used for my study will be, Archival research, using the Stafford Library Ebsco Host resources. I found that display rules can effect intimate relationships in many ways such as, the way couples show affection to each other, as well as how they are able to communicate, and their relationship…
Alison and Jimmy’s roommate, Cliff, is the target of Jimmy’s insults. Mostly calling Cliff stupid and ignorant, and they do get physical with one another, but it always appear as playful, but rowdy, wrestling. Jimmy and Cliff share an intimate moment on page 84, Jimmy confesses to Cliff, “You’ve been loyal, generous and a good friend… You’re worth half a don Helenas to me or to anyone.” Alison, Jimmy, and Cliff all recognize that Cliff was an essential part of Jimmy and Alison’s relationship.…
The theme i'm writing about is to be fully disclosure and always be honest to your family. I'm going to write about me personal life relating to this theme. Now we all lie ,no one is perfect on this earth but when bruno lied about something big like he did in the book that can cause him to die with his best friend(shmuel)in a gas chamber. I had lied about something big before but not for me to die or go to jail or something like that.…
I watched the TED talk, “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brené Brown. She starts off her presentation by introducing herself and talking about who she is. She likes to define herself as a “researcher” in social work, but her close friends and listeners describe her as a “storyteller.” After accepting this title, she goes on to talk about her latest research project and the things she has learned. She conducted a planned, one-year research project that ended up taking over six years, that changed her perception on life, work, and parenting.…
Honest communication is vital for everyday contact with another person. It enables broad understanding of others perspectives, while also getting the chance to be heard. There is nothing worse than manifesting your heart and feelings only to feel dismissed and disappointed each and every time; it takes two for communication to be insightful and have purpose. In his story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” Ernest Hemingway demonstrates a woman named Jig’s conflict of choice: whether or not she should have an operation that is insinuated as an abortion in order to keep her lover, referred to as “the American,” happy and maintain the relationship as it was before, or if she should go on with the pregnancy to keep herself happy. Talking without communication…
This role play was very helpful in establishing my own style because my client was unlike any other client I have had before. This client was very energetic and talkative. For example, when we started the session I started with the “hello, how are you?” and before I could even finish my sentence my client goes into her rambling, for a lack of better words, about how “it’s really good to see me again and [how she] has so much to talk about this week.” She then continues for about the next two minutes about a coffee date she had and how she had used past things we talked about like “thinking positive thoughts” and then how “everything went downhill because Brenda showed up with her cute child and then he lost interest and now I feel like…
As a current college student majoring in Psychology, I chose to center my rhetorical analysis on an essay written by Rosie Anaya, also an English student at her university. Rosie Anaya first wrote this essay for her English 102 professor about the depiction of psychological disorders in films as scenes of happiness versus in news stories. Rosie Anaya presented the argument of how students with emotional and psychological problems, varying from anxiety to depression, undergo social stigma and obstacles and their college and/or university must do more to help them overcome (Anaya 84). In an interview Rosie Anaya explained her experience writing “The Best Kept Secret on Campus” as a very personal process. While adjusting to college herself, Ms.…
Brené Brown’s The Power of Vulnerability, a Ted Talk presented in June of 2010, is a very multifaceted presentation with many different layers of argumentation ripe for analysis. Brown uses her ethos to build rapport on her emotion-based subject. Her credibility relies on her Ph.D. in Social Work, the experiences working in the field she has, as well as her seemingly sage wisdom even she admits was hard to swallow all contribute to the audience’s understanding of her credibility. She creates an extremely convincing pathos through personal stories and experiences, such as admitting her own habits, quirks, and stories that only go to further her point on her ideas of shame, worth, and belonging. Brown continues to even utilize the power of logos…
In my evaluation, this is related to his unresolved issues with his deceased wife. For example, he talked about how he and his wife met during the baseball game, and how he understood what it meant to be in love. Self-disclosing can be very controversial because in some way and for some clients, it can be very helpful and therapeutic, however in other cases, it can be seen as a setback and can potentially harm the clients or endanger the therapeutic relationship. In Will’s case, as an observer, I think Sean’s self disclosure had help will in a sense that Sean had become a role model for Will concerning interpersonal and intimate relationships. During the course of therapy, Sean’s self disclosure had been more beneficial than harmful, however, it is my concern that Sean giving self disclosure to will was in fact him trying to heal his own pain.…