Communication Skills Midterm Flashcards
What is a schema
Mental structures used to organize information & preserve energy
Our perception of the message is influenced by our perception of the ________
indivindual sending the message
Describe five step communication process
- Sender has an idea
- Sender encodes message
- Channel carries message
- Receiver decodes message
- Receiver understands & sends feedback to sender
What is noise?
Anything affecting or inhibiting effective communication
Give examples of noise
Physical : loud talking, honking cars, illegible handwriting etc
Physiological: hearing or visual impairement
Psychological: preconceived ideas, wanring thoughts, fear, hallucinations
Semantic/Cognitive: misunderstood meaning, not interested.
Schemas and perception are affected by:
Prior learning/experiences
Attitudes and intersts
Needs anf feelings
current situaiton
Self-Concept is & is based on
Is who you perceive yourself to be. based on:
the perception of others
social comparisons
cultural teachings/societal norms
observations interpestations evalutions of experiences
What is the looking glass self?
Person looking into four or more mirrors each of which relfects someon elses image of him back to him
What is Imposter syndrome?
Phenomenon where high achevieng people feel like they are somehow not good enough or a fraud. Doubt abilities espeically in new settings
Dunning kruger effect?
When you think you’re the best but you’re not. High confidence low ability.
What is the BioPsychoSocial Approach?
Bio: gender, physical health, disability etc.
Psych: attitudes belief, self esteem, emotions, personality
Social: socioeconomic stauts, educaiton, family background
What are microexpression
very brief less than a quarter second facial expressions that leak emotions. suppression (deliberate concealment) repression (unconcious concealment)
macroexpression, obvious 0,5-4seconds
7% rule
only 7% of communication are verbal words
55-70 nonverbal
23-38 tone
People are more likely to believe verbal or NV?
NV
Incongruency
Misinterpreation of patients NVB
Congruency
All aspects of communications line up
Kinesics:
Body movement: gestures, facial expressions, posture, gaze
awareness of body while communicationg
Open posture
Proxemics
Physical communication distance
Personal space, position, touch.
Environment
Colours, cleanliness, order, clean organized patient compartment
Perceptioin of ones enviroment influcences theri reaction to it.