Personal Narrative Behavior In The Workplace Observation

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Although the event unfolded quickly, I took some time to self-reflect about what happened. First, while the other therapist and I were attempting to use the translator services with Greg, I perceived him as simply being anxious about recently being admitted to an unfamiliar inpatient unit. In addition, I thought that he may have had a poor interaction with staff during the previous night or early the same morning, and I did not take his violent accusations very seriously. Later, when I was helping the other patient who stated Greg was threatening everyone, I remember feeling the same way. I thought this may have been fairly typical behavior upon arriving to the unit, and I did not feel myself becoming nervous or getting on edge. However, …show more content…

They stated that they had been watching Greg throughout the night and morning, as he had been slowly escalating since his arrival. Moreover, they were keeping a close eye on him because they believed that he would eventually act out. When he moved close to the point of acting out, staff was ready and kept him isolated from everyone else until the police arrived. Staff believed that the reason for his escalation and maladaptive behavior was due to the internal stimuli he was likely responding to. Therefore, it appeared that staff also attributed his maladaptive behaviors to dispositional …show more content…

For example, if an individual exhibits highly competitive behavior one may wonder if he/she always acts that way or only acts that way under competitive circumstances (Kelley, 1973). Therefore, Kelly (1967) found that individuals use three factors to explain others’ behavior: a) consistency, b) distinctiveness, and c) consensus. Consistency referred to how consistent someone’s behavior is for a given situation (Kelley 1973). Explaining behavior through distinctiveness was attributing the behavior to situational factors. Finally, explaining behavior through consensus looked at whether other individuals acted similarly in the same

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