I think the barriers that effect me the most are ignoring information, stereotyping,.
These contribute to having an inaccurate interpersonal.
perception. They are things that I am aware of and know that I need to work on.
My problem with ignoring information may come from the fact that I like to only .
see and have things go my way. Fortunately, this semester I have been become more .
aware of seeing, or at least attempting to, things other people=s ways. I have been able.
to give information and my opinion to others, while at the same time receiving their.
opinions and feedback. .
That is not to say that I have fully corrected the problem, however. I have .
attempted to make that change for those people that I am working together with this .
semester, in order to achieve something. Meanwhile, I still find myself not willing to.
give certain people the time of day. I think this may be a result of where I am from and.
how I was brought up. I need to work on viewing all people as just that, people. .
Another barrier that I have a problem with is stereotyping. I am pretty quick to .
label someone as a certain type of person. Once I do that, I pretty much have made my .
mind to whether or not I would ever attempt any type of relationship with that person. .
Fortunately, I am fairly open minded so despite the fact that I do label people, I have no.
qualms about being friendly with most types of people. Yet, I do find that after I get to .
know those people that I had given them an entirely incorrect label.
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The last barrier and the one that is probably my biggest problem is focusing on the.
negative. Once someone has done something that I don=t like, I am more likely to focus .
on that than say if they had done ten things I did like. I think this is a barrier that a lot of.
people deal with, too. It is much easier to remember someone wronging you or messing.
up than it is to remember what they did right. .
I remember always getting upset as a little boy when I did good on test, but as soon.
