Your School's Counseling Department Emphasizes the Importance of Convincing People

question 21

Essay

Your school's counseling department emphasizes the importance of convincing people to gain control by asserting themselves in their environment.Regardless of one's cultural background, everyone feels a greater sense of power when changing the environment to suit him- or herself.Based on empirical research, do you agree with your counseling department's perspective? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Display Rules

Culturally determined guidelines that govern the management and expression of emotions in various social situations.

Emotions

Powerful, largely uncontrollable feelings, accompanied by physiological changes.

Norms

Guidelines or rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society.

Personal Space

The physical area surrounding an individual that they regard as psychologically theirs, invasion of which can lead to discomfort or anxiety.