Describing Communication Patterns
Behavior Log Listing
Goal
The primary goal was to avoid sharing my burdens with other people because I assume that they have issues to handle and manage.
Monday
- Had a conservation with my husband
- The conversation was about our marriage
- The interview took place at our home
- We conversed during the day
- The main reason was to pass time
- Social
- The conversation was cheerful
Tuesday
- Made a phone call to a cousin living in California
- I intended to check on her since we had stayed for a duration before talking
- I called the cousin from my home
- I made the phone call in the morning
- The main reason was to maintain a social connection
- Social
- The conversation was casual
Wednesday
- Had a conservation with my husband
- We talked about our past life
- We spoke from our home
- The conversed during the afternoon
- We conversed for leisure
- Social
- The conversation was cheerful
Thursday
- Had a conversation with my mother through the phone
- I intended to check on her whereabouts
- I called her from my home
- I called her in the evening
- The main reason was pass greets
- Social
- The conversation was cheerful
Friday
- Had a conversation with my husband
- We talked about our plans
- We conversed from home
- We chatted during the night
- We intended to make some developments after the lockdown
- Official
- The conversation took the form of discussion.
Saturday
- Made a phone call to my mother
- We talked absolute past life
- I called her from home
- I called her in the evening
- I felt bored and needed someone to cheer me up
- The circumstances was casual
- The conversation was jovial
Sunday
- Called my friend
- We talked about the last moment we had shared
- I called her from home
- I called her during the day
- I intended to maintain our contacts
- The circumstances were social
- The conversation was cheerful
Behavior Log Review and Evaluation
Most Effective
The most effective communication occurred during the day when conversing with my husband at home. Social interactions among married people lead to stable communication behaviors (Gottman & Peluso, 2018). In most cases, we engaged in casual conversation as we spend most of the time together due to the current lockdown. The cheerful conversations enabled me to forget most of my problems and avoided to share.
Least Effective
The least effective communication occurred when I called my mother in the evening. I called her from home, which forced me to explain my experience with the lockdown. In this case, I shared my problems.
Recurring Communication
The recurring communication behaviors included asking people about their challenges. After calling my friends, I enquired about their life. In this case, they shared the problems they experienced. The situation forced me to sympathize with them as they offer alternative solutions to their challenges.
Most Pressing Behavior
The communication problem identified in this case was different from the one goal for CCC. I reduced the rate of sharing my issues with other people. However, I kept enquiring about their wellbeing. In this case, I need to modify my current goals. The new target will be:
- To avoid sharing my burdens with other people or enquiring about their challenges because I assume that they have their issues to handle and manage.
References
Gottman, J. M., & Peluso, P. R. (2018). Dynamic models of social interaction. Mathematical Modeling of Social Relationships, 17–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76765-9_2