Part 1: Understanding Self: COM-115 Assignment 1: Self-Concept Worksheet & Plan

COM-115 Assignment 1: Self-Concept Worksheet & Plan
Part 1: Understanding Self

Who Am I? Reflection
Complete the following.
Name:
Write ten “I am” statements. Refer to Ch. 2 in your text for guidance.
1. I am
2. I am
3. I am
4. I am
5. I am
6. I am
7. I am
8. I am
9. I am
10. I am
Attitudes, Beliefs and Values

Refer to Ch. 2 in your text for guidance on the definitions for each of these terms. Then answer
the following questions
 List one thing that you like (attitude). How does this affect your day to day life?
 List one thing that you dislike (attitude). How does this affect your day to day life?
 List two strong beliefs you have and describe how each of these beliefs affects your
behavior and/or your interaction with others.
 List two of your values and describe how each of these values affects your behavior
and/or your interaction with others.

Part 2: Communication Social Style and Self
What’s Your Communication Social Style?
The following questionnaire lists twenty personality characteristics. Please indicate the degree
to which you believe each of these characteristics applies to you, as you normally communicate
with others, by marking whether you (5) strongly agree that it applies, (4) agree that it applies,
(3) are undecided, (2) disagree that it applies, or (1) strongly disagree that it applies. There are
no right or wrong answers. Work quickly; record your first impression.
1. helpful
2. defends own beliefs
3. independent
4. responsive to others
5. forceful
6. has strong personality
7. sympathetic
8. compassionate
9. assertive
10. sensitive to the needs of others
11. dominant
12. sincere
13. gentle
14. willing to take a stand
15. warm
16. tender
17. friendly
18. acts as a leader
19. aggressive
20. competitive
Scoring the Questionnaire
Items 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 14, 18, 19, and 20 measure assertiveness. Add the scores on these items
to get your assertiveness score. Items 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 17 measure
responsiveness. Add the scores on these items to get your responsiveness score. Scores range
from 50 to 10. The higher your scores, the higher your orientation toward assertiveness and
responsiveness. Record your scores below:
 Assertiveness score: ________

 Responsiveness score: _______
Source: J. C. McCroskey and V. P. Richmond. Fundamentals of Human Communications: An Interpersonal Perspective.
Reprinted with permission of James C. McCroskey and Virgina P. Richmond.
Based on your answers to the questionnaire above, answer the following questions.
 What surprised you?
 What did not surprise you?
 Are you more likely or less likely to self-disclose? Explain your thoughts.
 What are your self-disclosure trends in social media?
Reflection
Based on the questionnaire results, answer the questions below as you reflect on your
communication social style and self.
 What are you doing well, what are your strengths?
 How do you plan to capitalize on your strengths?
 What areas have you identified that you want to improve?

 How do you plan to improve on those areas?
Part 3: Communication Social Style and Others

Communication with Others
Answer the following questions. Write your responses in at least 50 words.
 Consider two different people that you know well. What do you identify as their
dominant communication social style? List at least three specific behaviors to justify
your response. Answer in the space below.
 Describe a situation in which you would adapt or not adapt your communication social
style. Would you be more assertive or responsive toward someone else in that
situation? Explain your response. Answer in the space below.
Schutz’s Inclusion, Control, and Affection

Schutz’s tenets of inclusion, control, and affection are helpful for understanding how
interpersonal relationships function. In this section, you will apply his tenets to a recent
interpersonal interaction. Then, you will explain how Schutz’s identification of these three
primary social needs affect your communication with others.
 To begin, reflect on an ongoing interpersonal relationship. For example, a co-worker, a
close friend, or a family member.
 Answer the following questions with specific examples from interactions with the person.
Refer to section “Self and Interpersonal Needs” in Ch. 2 of your text for guidance.
o Who is the person you are referencing in this section? Describe this relationship.
o What is the level of inclusion in this relationship?

o What is the level of control in this relationship?
o What is the level of affection in this relationship?

o On a scale of 1-10 (1 being the lowest and 10 being highest), what is your level
of satisfaction with the relationship? Explain your answer.

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Part 1: Understanding Self

Attitudes, Beliefs and Values

2. defends own beliefs

6. has strong personality

10. sensitive to the needs of others

14. willing to take a stand

 Assertiveness score: ________

Source: J. C. McCroskey and V. P. Richmond. Fundamentals of Human Communications: An Interpersonal Perspective.

Reprinted with permission of James C. McCroskey and Virgina P. Richmond.

 What surprised you?

 What did not surprise you?

 What are your self-disclosure trends in social media?

 What are you doing well, what are your strengths?

 How do you plan to capitalize on your strengths?

 What areas have you identified that you want to improve?

Part 3: Communication Social Style and Others

Schutz’s Inclusion, Control, and Affection

o What is the level of inclusion in this relationship?

o What is the level of affection in this relationship?

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