Communication Flashcards
Define communication
The act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to express or exchange information or to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings…etc. to someone.
Concepts related to communicate
1 Advocacy 2 comfort 3 grief and loss 4 intracranial regulation 5 mood and affect 6 Oxygenation 7 Safety
Two main purposes of communication
to influence others to respond
to obtain information
Types of Levels of communication
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Group
What is intrApersonal communication
Self-talk; communication within a person
What is IntErpersonal communication
Occurs between two or more people to exchange messages
What is group communication
- small group
- organizational communication
- group dynamic
forms of communication
Verbal (exchange of information using words)
Non-verbal
(transmission of information without the use of words)
Electronic
(social media, texting - emails)
What factors influence communication
- development level
- gender
- sociocultural difference
- roles and responsibilities
- space and territoriality
- physical, mental & emotional state
- values
- environment