Exercises to maintain attention through anxiety1. muscle relaxation – tighten a single muscle and then relax it. Repeat for every muscle group in the body2. Imagery and Fantasy – Recall a positive experience or image a relaxing one. Concentrate on all good things.3. Mental Rehearsals – imagine yourself acting on various responses to your stressful situation4. Deep Breathing – focusing on breathing clears your mind and helps you focusMaintaining a Good AttitudeBe a Scopic Listener – someone who is inquisitive, curious, and enters conversations with predetermined notions of what will be useful/importantBe Physically Prepared to Concentrate-make eye contact-lean toward the speaker-be physically closeHurier ModelH – HearingU – UnderstandingR – RememberingI – InterpretingE – EvaluatingR – RespondingDifferent types of QuestionsPerception Checking – confirm that your perception of your partners message is correctClosed Question – Prompt short, direct, specific responseOpen Questions – prompt multiple answersLeading Questions – Letting your partner know how you feel about the subject, which can bias their response.Probes – encourage you partner to elaborateMEMORYMemory SystemsThree interrelated Systems1.Immediate Memory-“filtering device”-separate stimuli-infor can be disregarded…OR moved to STMImproving Immediate Memory->Determine what’s Important->Focus2. Short Term Memory (STM)-working memory”-between immediate and LTM-Info retained for less than 30 sec-Increases interpersonal competenceImproving STM-repetition-Chunking – 7 + 2 chunks-patterns->sequences (alphabetical or chronological)3. Long-Term Memory (LTM)-“Data Bank”-Warehouse of experiences-large storage capacity-But, input and retrieval are relatively SLOWImproving LTM-Association – putting info in context, making connections -Categorization – logical organization-Mediation – making connections where there are none-Imagery – using vivid images to represent ideas-Mnemonics – combine mediation and visualizationImproving Memory1. Eat Right2. Increase Creativity3. Reduce StressFour Key Stressorsa. Time (need time)b. Encounter (anticipated negativity)c. Situation (unexpected memory recall)d. Anticipatory (expected memory recall)Comm 02/04/2015Exercises to maintain attention through anxiety 1. muscle relaxation – tighten a single muscle and then relax it. Repeat for every muscle group in the body2. Imagery and Fantasy – Recall a positive experience or image a relaxing one. Concentrate on all good things.3. Mental Rehearsals – imagine yourself acting on various responses to your stressful situation4. Deep Breathing – focusing on breathing clears your mind and helps you focus Maintaining a Good AttitudeBe a Scopic Listener – someone who is inquisitive, curious, and enters conversations with predetermined notions of what will be useful/importantBe Physically Prepared to Concentrate -make eye contact-lean toward the speaker-be physically closeHurier ModelH – HearingU – Understanding R – Remembering I – Interpreting E – Evaluating R – Responding Different types of QuestionsPerception Checking – confirm that your perception of your partners message is correct Closed Question – Prompt short, direct, specific responseOpen Questions – prompt multiple answersLeading Questions – Letting your partner know how you feel about the subject, which can bias their response.Probes – encourage you partner to elaborateMEMORYMemory SystemsThree interrelated Systems1.Immediate Memory -“filtering device” -separate stimuli -infor can be disregarded…OR moved to STM Improving Immediate Memory ->Determine what’s Important ->Focus2. Short Term Memory (STM) -working memory” -between immediate and LTM -Info retained for less than 30 sec -Increases interpersonal competence Improving STM -repetition -Chunking – 7 + 2 chunks -patterns ->sequences (alphabetical or chronological)3. Long-Term Memory (LTM) -“Data Bank” -Warehouse of experiences -large storage capacity -But, input and retrieval are relatively SLOW Improving LTM -Association – putting info in context, making connections -Categorization – logical organization -Mediation – making connections where there are none -Imagery – using vivid images to represent ideas -Mnemonics – combine mediation and visualizationImproving Memory1. Eat Right2. Increase Creativity3. Reduce StressFour Key Stressorsa. Time (need time)b. Encounter (anticipated negativity)c. Situation (unexpected memory recall)d. Anticipatory (expected memory
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